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| 2013 - First Six Months(22 incidents) | ||
| Maasdam Holland America Line |
From a passenger: When we were ready to depart Sydney Nova Scotia on 11 June for Charlottetown PEI we were delayed over 2 hours. The Captain told us the ship port forward propulsion was not working properly. We left Sydney NS 2.5hrs late but still made our port of call of Charlottetown with only 30 minutes of delay. We are still running at a slightly reduced speed heading for Quebec City. We do not expect any further delays as the weather is good | Propulsion problems |
| Voyager Voyages of Discovery |
Cruise Critic reports the cruise ship has been forced to cancel the remainder of the current nine-day cruise due to the breakdown of two generators on Tuesday (May 28). All 487 passengers will be flown back to Portsmouth tomorrow (May 31) from Killybegs, Ireland, where the ship has been stuck in port for two days. Passengers will be refunded 60 percent of the cruise fare plus a 50 percent discount on any future sailings onboard Voyager, the line confirmed. Two out of the four generators began to have technical problems while the ship was in Killybegs two days ago. A team of specialist engineers were called out to the port but were unable to fix the problem in time for the ship to continue its cruise. The ship had power throughout and guest facilities are operating normally. A statement from Voyages of Discovery read: “The ship has a total of four generators and whilst two generators are functioning normally and the ship has power, with all passenger facilities operating as normal, the vessel could not proceed with its cruise.”The next cruise -- a 10-day Heritage of the British Isles sailing -- is still planned to go ahead on June 2. | Generator failure / Canceled cruise |
| SuperStar Gemini Star Cruises |
English Eaast Day reports the ship was towed into Shanghai Wusong Port about 1am yesterday after its propellers became entangled in fishing nets, causing the ship to lose power. All its passengers and crew were safe. The SuperStar Gemini, headed for South Korea, got stuck at the mouth of the Yangtze River on Saturday. | Power loss |
| Carnival Ecstasy Carnival Cruise Lines |
11 Alive reports the ship has experienced a power failure at sea. The power outage occurred late Wednesday and only lasted for about 12 minutes, the line says in a statement sent to USA TODAY. The statement does not give a cause for the power loss, but Orlando's News 13 is reporting that it has been contacted by passengers on the ship who say there was an engine fire on board. The ship was sailing off the coast of Florida at the time of the incident. "All hotel services and propulsion were quickly restored," the Carnival statement says. The ship is heading back to its home port of Port Canaveral, Fla., where it had been scheduled to return early this morning after a five-day cruise that began on Saturday. The vessel is expected to arrive several hours late. | Power loss |
| Celebrity Millennium Celebrity Cruises |
From a passenger: The cruise stopped dead in the South China Sea for three hours to attempt to correct a propulsion problem. | Propulsion problems |
| Celebrity Millennium Celebrity Cruises |
Cruise Critic reports an electrical issue is adversely affecting the ship's propulsion. The ship, currently on a Singapore-to-Hong Kong cruise, will be making some itinerary changes as it is forced to sail at a reduced speed until the problem is resolved. The ship was originally scheduled to call in Hanoi (Halong Bay) on Tuesday, April 9, and finish the cruise in Hong Kong on April 11. Instead, the ship will spend both Tuesday and Wednesday at sea in order to arrive in Hong Kong as scheduled. Onboard engineers are currently working to fix the problem, and no modifications have been made to the next sailing. Celebrity will provide each passenger with an onboard credit (determined by cabin category) "as a gesture of goodwill, and to thank guests for their understanding." Any unused credit at the end of the cruise will be refunded to the passengers. The ship departed Singapore on March 31 for an 11-night Asia cruise. | Propulsion problems |
| Seven Seas Voyager Regent Seven Seas Cruises |
Cruise Law News reports a passenger is stating on Cruise Critic that the ship is experiencing propulsion problems: "We are trying to make our way to Shanghai and the ship has propulsion issues again. Our arrival is delayed 6 hours due to the propulsion issue and because we have missed high tide. We personally have lost 1 of our tours due to conflicting times, unfortunately it is one that was a big motivator for this trip. They have not mentioned to anyone on board that this is the 2nd time in the past couple of months the ship has had propulsion issues. Not too impressed with the situation. As well we are now missing 1 of our ports. Sounds vaguely similar to a couple of months ago on this ship." There is also a comment on Twitter by a person who apparently communicated with a family member on the Voyager: "Just talked to family onboard RSSC Voyager. 6 hrs late into Shanghai-propulsion problem. Skipping stop in Xiamen to get to HK." | Propulsion problems / missed port |
| Ventura P&O Cruises |
Captain Greybeard at the Daily Mirror reports the ship returning from the Caribbean to the UK, is experiencing problems with its starboard propulsion motor and has had to replace a scheduled visit to Madeira next week with a brief stop at Ponta Delgada in the Azores. Ventura left Barbados on March 8 and called at Grenada, St Lucia, Antigua and Tortola before setting out across the Atlantic. It is due to arrive in Southampton on Friday March 22 and will then proceed to dry-dock in Bremerhaven, Germany, for a scheduled two-week refit. A P&O spokeswoman said that although the ship's speed was restricted by the propulsion problem, power and all other services are unaffected. "We are working with the manufacturers and shore support to rectify the issue," she added. | Propulsion problems |
| Carnival Legend Carnival Cruise Lines |
Tampa Bay Times reports the ship arrived on schedule today, however when the vessel heads out a few hours later as planned for another seven-day cruise, it will do so with a schedule change. Because of the propulsion issues, Costa Maya will replace a port of call at Grand Cayman to keep the ship on schedule, the cruise line said Saturday. | Propulsion problems / Changed itinerary |
| Carnival Elation Carnival Cruise Lines |
Chicago Tribune reports over the weekend last, the ship had to get a tugboat escort down the Mississippi River because of steering problems. | Mechanical (steering) problems |
| Carnival Legend Carnival Cruise Lines |
From a reader:The ship is disabled and stuck in Costa Maya on March13, 2013. UPDATE: I spoke with them last night about how this might effect the itinerary because my daughter is on the ship. They told me they did not know anything about an alteration in the cruise schedule and would only tell me the ship was moving. I called the ship to try to speak with my daughter today and while I did not reach her, the ship officer confirmed to me that they were in Costa Maya and not Belize yesterday. Her boyfriend called Carnival this morning as well and they denied the ship was in Costa Maya and called it a rumor. I can understand a mechanical issue that needs to be addressed although this seems to be a big problem with this company. I cannot tolerate flat out lying and misinformation which they are providing about the Legend. Not sure how to approach this but thought this would be of interest to you. UPDATE: Daughter contacted her boyfriend. Currently they are moving. Not clear if they made it into port today. Scheduled to be in Grand Cayman tomorrow but the cruise line has told them there is bad weather and they may go to Belize instead. She says ship is moving much slower than first part of the week. The cruise line told boyfriend this AM that there was no confirmation that the Legend had been in Costa Maya and he should not be spreading rumors. UPDATE: The cruise line has now confirmed to CNN that the ship is having technical difficulties that are affecting its sailing speed. Because of the problems, Carnival said it had canceled a scheduled stop in Grand Cayman and the ship will make its trek back to it's scheduled ending destination in Tampa, Florida. Passengers say the Captain has said he can not guarantee they will arrive in Tampa on schedule. |
Propulsion problems |
| Carnival Dream Carnival Cruise Lines |
CNN reports passengers contacted CNN, telling stories of power outages and overflowing toilets, all while docked in port at Philipsburg, St. Maarten, in the eastern Caribbean. Carnival, in a statement, said the ship never lost power, "but there were periodic interruptions to elevators and toilets for a few hours last night. However, at this time all hotel systems are functioning normally and have been functional since approximately 12:30 a.m." The ship has full power, but remains at dock while personnel work on "the technical issue," the company said. The ship was on a seven-day cruise. It was scheduled to leave port around 5 p.m. ET Wednesday. The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday it was notified that the ship was experiencing generator issues. The vessel's emergency generator -- which powers propulsion for the ship -- has failed, Coast Guard Petty Officer Mark Barney said. Gregg Stark, who is traveling with his wife and two young children, told CNN, "There's human waste all over the floor in some of the bathrooms and they're overflowing -- and in the state rooms. The elevators have not been working. They've been turning them on and off, on and off." An announcement over the ship's public address system said the crew was trying to fix the problem and was working on the generators, according to Stark. A few hours later, another announcement was made, saying the problem was worse than originally believed. UPDATE:The Guardian reports a spokesman for the company said that the ship had a "technical issue", involving a malfunction of the ship's backup emergency diesel generator. Thousands of passengers, who were on the last leg of a seven-day cruise, would be compensated and flown home from St Maarten, it said. The ship has been forced to cancel the ship's next voyage, scheduled for 16 March, as engineers were still working on the generator. | Generator problems - Stuck in port |
| Discovery Coastal and Maritime Voyages |
ITV reports the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has issued a statement following its inspection of the Discovery cruise liner in Portland, Dorset. It says that the vessel will stay put until safety issues over drills and training have been addressed. Following inspections on Friday 1 March, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has issued a Detention Notice on the passenger ship Discovery, preventing the vessel from sailing at this time. This will remain in place whilst the owners and crew undertake revisions to their safety management system." It is expected the inaugural cruise with CMV will be canceled and the ship will resume service March 15th. | Ship detained |
| Seabourn Odyssey Seabourn Cruises |
The Marlborough Express reports Maritime New Zealand spokesman Steve Rendle said a blackout occurred at 7.18am on Monday when the ship's engineers engaged bow thrusters for berthing. There was a second blackout Monday evening. The passengers had been told there was a problem with a cable powering the ship's thrusters and this had caused the power blackout on Monday morning.The ship was towed to its Aotea Quay berth by a CentrePort tug. Maritime NZ gave approval for the ship to sail for Picton on Monday night after engineers and electricians spent the day on the problem. | Loss of power - towed to port |
| Aurora P&O Cruises |
Tom's Cruise Blog reports there seems to have developed problems during her world cruise. A post on a forum includes this email to an about-to-embark passenger, advising them of a changed itinerary as a result of the problem: I am writing to you on behalf of your travel agent with some important news regarding your upcoming cruise on board Aurora’s 2013 World Cruise R301, departing from Auckland on Sunday 17th February 2013.While carrying out her World Cruise, Aurora has developed an unexpected fault with her port propeller shaft. There are absolutely no safety implications arising as a result of this fault, but it does have an impact on her maximum speed and repairs are required. To enable repairs to take place, Aurora will stay in Auckland for an extra day and will now depart on Monday 18th February. Embarkation for your cruise will still take place on Sunday, 17th February as planned. As a result of the extended stay in Auckland, the half day call to Napier and full day call to Wellington have unfortunately been cancelled. As a replacement, on departure from Auckland, Aurora will now sail directly to New Zealand’s Idyllic Bay of Islands for a full day call, arriving in the morning of 19th February. The revised itinerary is displayed in full below. | Propulsion problems - change of itinerary |
| Carnival Triumph Carnival Cruise Lines |
From a letter sent to passengers: On her current cruise, the ship experienced a technical problem with the ship's propulsion system that is only affecting her maximum cruising speed. All other safety systems and hotel services are functioning normally. Consequently, she will be delayed arriving tomorrow and is now expected to be alongside at approximately 12:00 PM (noon) -- approximately 6 hours late. | Propulsion problems |
| Carnival Destiny Carnival Cruise Lines |
Cruise Critic reports the ship has altered the itinerary of its five-day cruise, which departed Miami on January 21, due to technical problems with its stern thrusters. Rather than call on Grand Turk and Half Moon Cay as originally scheduled, the ship will instead stop in Key West and Freeport, Bahamas. Neither of the original ports has the tug boats needed to assist the ship in the absence of its stern thrusters. The repair work on the stern thruster is already underway and is expected to be completed before the start of the next cruise scheduled for January 26. | Propulsion problems |
| Fram Hurtigruten |
BBC reports the crew of the Royal Navy's Portsmouth-based ice patrol vessel has rescued a cruise ship threatened by Antarctic ice. HMS Protector broke through thick ice to free the ship when it became surrounded by fast moving floes in Antarctic Sound. No-one was hurt during the operation which took two hours. Captain Peter Sparkes said HMS Protector was "the Royal Navy's equivalent of a Swiss army knife". Working at a speed of two knots, HMS Protector broke the four-metre thick ice, which had trapped the cruise ship's bow, in two hours. The area is prone to changes in winds and local currents, and ships can quickly become trapped, sometimes for weeks, when the concentration of pack ice increases. MS Fram, which is purpose-built for sailing in polar waters was on a tour of the Antarctic Peninsula when the incident happened on 15 January. USA Today reports Hurtigruten is downplaying media reports of the rescue. In a short statement, the line says that what a Royal Navy press release referred to earlier today as a "extremely impressive feat" of aid by the HMS Protector was little more than a "friendly gesture between two ships." The line says the HMS Protector, an icebreaker, offered Hurtigruten's 276-passenger Fram assistance in getting to and from a landing spot for passengers in Antarctica called Brown Bluff. "The ship was therefore escorted in and out of Brown Bluff by HMS Protector," the statement says. "This was a friendly gesture between two ships who are all part of the same 'family' when sailing in the remote areas of Antarctica." | Rescued from ice |
| Carnival Victory Carnival Cruise Lines |
From a passenger: I wanted to let you know that my husband and I sailed on the Carnival Victory January 13th out of Puerto Rico. We were supposed to depart Sunday evening at 10 pm but the Captain came on and said due to scheduled maintenance taking longer than expected, we would be leaving late but would still arrive in St Thomas at 7 am the next morning, on schedule. About half an hour later he came on and said the same thing. The next morning we awoke still in Puerto Rico, and were then told there was an issue with the propulsion system that only affected maximum cruising speed but all other systems continued to operate normally. We departed Puerto Rico at partial power and were told were would arrive in St. Thomas by 2 pm. We finally arrived a few minutes before 5. We all received a letter as well (unfortunately I did not think to keep it) which is eerily similar to the letter you have posted regarding the Triumph's January 27th trip. All passengers were issued a 50.00 credit per person. Thankfully our propulsion issue was fixed in St. Thomas and the rest of the cruise continued as scheduled, but I was disappointed in how Carnival handled the situation. They had to be aware of the propulsion issue the first evening and instead chose to tell passengers it was scheduled maintenance. | Propulsion problems |
| Silver Explorer Silversea Cruises |
CruiseInd reports four people are confirmed to have been injured after a huge wave hit the ship while on her way to Antarctica. The 1A ice classed vessel had set sail at the beginning of the year from Ushuaia with 130 passengers onboard when she sailed into a storm near Tierra del Fuego. 8 meter swells had been battering the ship when one window on the bridge blew out. Silversea Cruises released this statement: The vessel has full power and control, with stabilizers in good working order. She is now on her way back to port. The cruise has been ended early, the next cruise scheduled for Jan 21 has been canceled to allow for repairs to be completed. | Wave damages bridge |
| Carnival Splendor Carnival Cruise Lines |
Cruise Critic reports the ship's January 13 cruise out of Los Angeles has been delayed a full day because of longer than anticipated repairs to the ship's propulsion shafts. Passengers will receive compensation for the inconvenience. According to the company, "On the previous cruise, the Carnival Splendor required necessary repairs on the seals of the ship's propulsion shafts as a result of damage caused by underwater fishing nets… Unfortunately, the repairs are taking longer than expected and the ship will need to remain in Puerto Vallarta until this afternoon." The originally scheduled six-night cruise will be shortened by one day and the port call to Puerto Vallarta has been canceled. The new itinerary will be: Los Angeles departure (4:30 p.m.), day at sea, two days in Cabo San Lucas; day at sea; return to Los Angeles (9 a.m.). Affected cruisers will receive a one-day prorated refund of the cruise fare, $50 per person onboard credit, refund of the difference in government fees and taxes, gratuity adjustment, refund for shore excursions purchased for Puerto Vallarta and up to $200 reimbursement for fees related to air changes. Passengers may also cancel if they wish for a full refund or may switch to another sail date. | Itinerary change (one day canceled) |
| Saga Ruby Saga Holidays |
The Daily Echo reports checks carried out by staff this morning in Southampton revealed a problem with the ship's crankshaft. Saga says it could cause a delay of up to two weeks to the 100-night cruise. It was subsequently reported that the delay would be 10 days. | Mechanical problems - delayed departure |
| 2012 (29 incidents) |
Caribbean Princess Princess Cruises |
According to the US Coast Guard the ship had a loss of electrical power. | Loss of power |
| Caribbean Princess Princess Cruises |
According to the US Coast Guard the ship had a loss of electrical power. | Loss of power |
| Volendam Holland America Line |
From a passenger: Ship lost all power 12 noon yesterday. Drifted aimlessly for 2 hours. Four hours late into Singapore this morning. Chaos with flights. Volendam is sailing from Sydney to Hong Kong. | Loss of power - adrift |
| Carnival Glory Carnival Cruise Lines |
From a passenger: Informed of propulsion issues on way to Roatan Wed nite, with service tech enroute to try and repair. If repair fails, ship will skip Grand Cayman to return to Miami on Sunday. The repair was successful. | Propulsion problems |
| Carnival Liberty Carnival Cruise Lines |
The US Coast Guard reports the ship had a loss of electrical power. | Loss of electrical power |
| Saga Ruby Saga Holidays |
Cruise Fever reports the ship has developed engine trouble canceling the current cruise. According to the captain’s blog, the ship began having technical difficulties that will require several days to make repairs. The remainder of the current cruise has been canceled so repairs can be made to the ship. A team from the head office had flown to the ship to oversee the safe return of the passengers on board. All passengers on the ship will receive a full refund of their cruise fare, as well as a sincere apology from the cruise line. On Sunday afternoon, Saga reported that all passengers were off the ship by Saturday. Most passengers choose to fly home, while a few decided to travel back to the UK and will be arriving on Monday. The next scheduled cruise for the Saga Ruby is an 8 day Advent cruise and is scheduled to depart on time out of Southhampton on December 6, 2012. | Engine problems - cruise ended |
| Island Escape Thomson Cruises |
From a passenger: i just wanted to let you know that on the 27th and 28th october 2012 we were on the island escape on the saturday night the power all went off and the ship was drifting at sea, you could hardly walk and people had there mobile phones out to try n see where there were going and everyone was being sick everywhere. if that wasnt bad enough on the sunday night it felt like the ship was about to tip over all our things on the dressing table fell off n landed in a corner of the room some people were saying there bed moved to the other side of the room its was terryifying .the captain didnt even reasure us that we were safe ill never go on a cruise again. | Power outrage |
| Crystal Symphony Crystal Cruises |
Cruise Critic reports the ship was delayed some 24 hours after a propulsion malfunction required significant repairs. The ship, scheduled to depart Montreal on the evening of October 22, eventually departed at 6 p.m. October 23. The delay forced the ship to skip its scheduled call in Quebec City. | Propulsion problems - delayed departure |
| Zaandam Holland America Line |
From a reader: The ship has made an unscheduled stop in San Diego (Hawaii Circle cruise starting in Vancouver), reportedly because of mechanical problems and/or flooding aboard. The situation is unclear, however there are some reports on Cruise Critic that may give insight. | Mechanical problems |
| Regatta Oceania Cruises |
Cruise Critic reports an electrical outage early Friday morning delayed the ship's return to its New York homeport by several hours. Oceania spokeswoman Susan Robison said backup generators allowed the vessel to operate normally, but U.S. Coast Guard protocol required the ship to wait for an escort to port, which resulted in a late arrival. Due to the delay, the ship arrived in New York around noon. Embarkation for the subsequent sailing, a 14-night Autumn Vista voyage, will also be delayed until Friday afternoon. Passengers booked on the upcoming sailing are currently being notified. "At this time we are not anticipating any additional issues," Robison said, when asked whether the delay would impact the next voyage. "We expect to arrive in our first port of call, Newport, as scheduled." | Electrical outage -- late debarkation |
| Ventura P&O Cruises |
From a reader: Reports are coming in that the ship has been seriously damaged during a recent Bay of Biscay crossing. The ship, currently on her way back to Southampton, hit bad weather last night whilst sailing through the notorious stretch of water and a rather large crack has now appeared in one of her higher decks. The gap seems to be at least 2 inches wide and passengers onboard say it runs the entire length of the deck with damage to the window pane on the deck below and the frame seeming out of place. Those onboard have stated the crack runs both vertically and horizontally. Passengers say the area has been sectioned off and passengers with balcony cabins on deck 14 have been told not to use their balconies. The damage seems to be around a weld however and not a weld directly. See photos here. BBC reports Repairs are being made in Southampton. Passengers described the crack on board P&O's Ventura cruise ship as three inches (60mm) wide, stretching the entire width of the aluminium deck. The company said an inspector from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is on board and the crack raised no structural strength or safety concerns. | Serious crack |
| Carnival Paradise Carnival Cruise Lines |
The Sun Sentinel reports the ship sustained a partial loss of propulsion as the vessel was maneuvering in preparation to berth in the Port of Tampa, Florida. An excitation breaker for the starboard azipod tripped offline causing a loss of electrical service to the azipod. Vessel retained partial maneuverability with port azipod until breaker for starboard azipod was reset. Technical representative confirmed he tripped excitation breaker caused the power loss that resulted in the azipod going offline. Technical representative remained on vessel during follow-on voyage. During outbound transit (within hours of the first loss of propulsion), excitation breaker tripped again causing a second loss of propulsion Technical representative troubleshot the system and determined faulty transceiver caused the breaker to trip; the transceiver was replaced. |
Propulsion problems |
| Statendam Holland America Line |
Cruise Law News reports Cruise List broke a story today about a power outage which occurred on Holland America Line's Statendam cruise ship last Thursday. The Cruise List blog explains that last Thursday evening his proprietary application which searches for cruise information on Twitter picked up a tweet about a “fuel pump explosion” that caused a “two hour Power Outage on the Statendam.” He re-tweeted it but later deleted it when he received a direct message from the person originally tweeting the information, begging him to delete it for reasons not explained (he sounds a lot nicer than me). Cruise List then left a post on Cruise Critic asking if anyone knew about an incident on the Statendam. Yes, several passengers responded - the cruise ship indeed "lost all power and were serving cheese sandwiches in the main dining room." | Loss of power |
| Queen Victoria Cunard Line |
The Daily Mail reports the ship has suffered an engine failure at sea leaving around 2,000 passengers due to sail on her next month forced to change their holiday plans. The vessel, known as 'QV', is currently sailing off the coast of Portugal and is being forced to sail more slowly than is usual due to a problem with the ship's propulsion system. The failure has forced Cunard to cancel a forthcoming Adriatic Discovery cruise - that was due to sail on October 3 - while repairs are made to the ship in Germany. Passengers scheduled to join the voyage have been offered alternative cruises or a refund, the company said. 'The work relates to one of Queen Victoria's propulsion units. Although there are no safety issues relating to this maintenance, it does preclude the ship achieving the speeds required to deliver the voyage itinerary and therefore it is necessary to take the ship out of service for a short period.' Repairs to the ship will take place at a dry dock in Bremerhaven before she is returned to sea on Wednesday 17th October. | Propulsion problems - cruise canceled |
| Sun Princess Princess Cruises |
From a reader: I have friends on Sun Princess which is on a 104 day World Cruise, Sydney to Sydney. Ship docks in Sydney, Wednesday 29 August, 2012. Incident: About 0430 on Tuesday 27 August 2012, the ship was in Tasman Sea west of the Bay of Islands New Zealand. She lost all power, a transformer had blown. After floating around without any power, the transformer was repaired and about 0800 the same day, she continued sailing for Sydney. No persons injured | Dead in the water |
| Saga Sapphire Saga Holidays |
The Telegraph reports on a series of mechanical problems with the ship over the past several months (see April 14 for early end of thr dhip'd insugursl voyage). A trip to Norway in June was also hit by complications, and last week another engine fault delayed the ship’s return to Britain from a voyage in the Baltic. In June, the cruise, billed as a “Voyage to the North Cape”, was unable to visit the North Cape, nor was it able to call at Svolvaer, Honningsvåg, Geiranger or Eidfjord. Arrival at Bergen was also late, leaving passengers little time to visit the town. Passengers also reported that there were power cuts and problems with the air conditioning. “The whole point of the cruise was to visit the fjords and the North Cape,” said Malcolm Billingsley, 71, a retired teacher from All affected passengers have subsequently been offered a refund of 40 per cent by Saga or a 50 per cent discount on a future cruise, but some felt the offer did not go far enough. Saga also confirmed that a “minor” problem occurred on Saga Sapphire during last week’s return from a Baltic cruise, which meant the ship had to sail into Dover using only one engine, but that it was fixed overnight. | Mechanical problems |
| "Star Ship" | Ria Novsti reports a Cambodia-flagged cruise ship is in distress in the Sea of Japan, a rescue coordination official said on Saturday. The Star ship with 16 Russian crew members on board started taking on water in the early hours of Saturday, when it was some 90 miles off the port of Vladivostok, in Russia’s Far East. The crew reported a leak in the ship’s engine unit. All people have been evacuated from the ship on board another cruise vessel which was sailing nearby and rushed to the Star’s aid. A rescue operation is under way. | Taking on water / evacuation |
| Ocean Countess Coastal and Maritime Voyages |
Wales Online reports the ship limped into Holyhead after it developed an engine problem set sail last night; it made an unscheduled call to the Anglesey port after it got into difficulty off the Isle of Man just hours after leaving Liverpool on Tuesday. An electrical fault onboard the liner resulted in the loss of main engine power for three hours. The captain decided to return to port for repairs and sailed to Holyhead on just one engine. Repairs were carried out and he liner set sail at 10pm. | Engine problems |
| Ocean Countess Coastal and Maritime Voyages |
ITV News reports the ship has been diverted to Anglesey after suffering a power failure overnight. She became the first ship to start her voyage from Liverpool's new cruise liner terminal when she set sail from the city yesterday. An electrical fault caused the loss of main engine power for three hours overnight. Full power has now been restored but the ship was diverted to Hollyhead on Anglesey for checks. | Loss of power |
| Saga Sapphire Saga Holidays |
The Daily Mirror reports engine problems have forced the ship to abandon its maiden voyage. The vessel is in harbour at Valencia, Spain, awaiting repairs and passengers will be flown home to the UK on Monday. The new flagship of Saga Cruises' fleet should have been returning to Southampton next Wednesday (April 18) at the end of an inaugural cruise which was delayed by a week because its multi-million pound refit overran, but passengers due to join the next voyage have now been told they will be flown to Marseille on April 25. Plans for a gala welcome in Lisbon tomorrow (Sunday) have been abandoned and will be re-scheduled for May 3 when it is expected Sapphire will be in the port together with sister ships Saga Ruby and Saga Pearl II. The ship was formerly Bleu de France - originally built 30 years ago as Europa. Saga took delivery in November 2010 and the ship spent four months at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo, Sicily for an extensive refit. Strikes among workers concerned about redundancies were blamed for the delay in completing the work, which included reducing the number of cabins - cutting passenger capacity from 752 to 706 - and creating new restaurants and bars. The work was also expected to include an overhaul of the main engines, and maintenance of the tailshaft, rudder and propellers. A spokesman for Saga confirmed that a problem had been encountered with one of the ship's two main engines when Captain Alastair McLundie realised it was not operating properly. While it would have been possible to continue to run the ship on only one engine, a decision was taken to cut the cruise short for repairs to be carried out. Replacement parts are being flown to Valencia and the company is carrying out what it describes as a "forensic engineering inspection" to discover the cause of the problem. Passengers will receive a full refund for the cost of their abbreviated cruise, plus a discount for a future booking. | Engine problems - Cruise terminated |
| Plancius Oceanwide Expeditions |
The Australian reports 70 tourists are stranded on board a Dutch polar exploration ship at South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic after the ship experienced a partial engine failure on April 9th. The ship was lying under anchor off a pier in a bay outside South Georgia's small port of Grytviken - a former whaling station and now a popular stop-off spot for cruise ships visiting Antarctica, Mark van der Hulst said. "The ship is anchored off a pier in South Georgia after suffering partial loss of her engine. She is safe and sound and there is no danger for passengers," he said. "She is waiting for another passenger ship to pick them up and bring them to Montevideo, from where they will be flown home." The 291-foot (89-meter) Plancius was then expected to make her way under her own steam to Montevideo for an inspection, Van der Hulst said. Dutch tour operator Inezia, which organizes the Atlantic Odyssey tours mainly as a bird-watching expedition, said the ship experienced engine trouble Tuesday afternoon. "It had visited Antarctica and was on its way through the Atlantic to the Cape Verdean islands," Inezia's owner Pieter van der Luit said. | Engine failure |
| Century Celebrity Cruises |
From a passenger: Scheduled to leave Honolulu at 12 midnight. Left after 3am due to engine trouble. Crew scrambled to get excursions adjusted but canceled several as a delay in arrival. Almost 3 hours late arriving to Kauai. | Late departure & arrival |
| Enchantment of the Seas Royal Caribbean International |
From a passenger: March 10 Enchantment of the Seas, out of Baltimore MD: Still had motor issues, with it's trouble, I guess they didn't put stabilizer's out, was the worst trip down eastern coast, was sick first two days of trip. Altered itinerary, spent 27 hours in port Canaveral where they fixed ship on our dime, had to share Coco Key with another ship, line for lunch was so long we had to miss it or our excursion, last stop in Key West had to go through customs, we were to dock at 2pm and leave at 9pm, some people got a customs time of 5pm, needless to say they had to call security on three people that I heard of. They refunded some people's excursion costs from Coco Key, and rushed customs through, stayed one hour longer in Key West to try and calm everyone down. This was my second cruise, worst ever, don't plan on ever going again thanks to this one. From another passenger: I don’t know if that other writer was on the same ship as us, but the cruise down the coast was very smooth for us and the entire cruise was very nice. We did have a slightly extended stay in Canaveral, but this let us spend a whole day at beautiful Coco Beach, walking the beach, swimming in the surf, watching the surfers, visiting Ron Jon and finding “Marlins” on the pier for some nice coconut shrimp and cold beer. Key West was a late arrival, a slight disappointment, but the time change did allow us to be there for the famous sunset and it was worth it. We also enjoyed Coco Cay very much, we didn’t hit the barbecue line till a little later so maybe that was why we found no great problems with any lines. There were some brief showers that drove most to the dock for tenders back, but we rode it out and in a few minutes the sun returned and we practically had the beach to ourselves, while those who’d fled reportedly had to wait for tenders because another ship was scheduled to leave earlier than us so they took all those passengers first. Makes sense to me, but apparently not to all. And another passsenger writes in response to the second person's account: I just had to write after we read that hilarious "review" of the 3/23 sailing of the Enchantment. We were rolling on the floor laughing at this writer's version of the cruise. It was great, perhaps just a tad too much BS but it was very funny! Must have been a travel agent trying to make gold out of crap. Thanks for the laughs. | Propulsion & itinerary problems |
| Caribbean Princess Princess Cruises |
From a reader: The ship left out of San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 11th, 2012. I heard from family on the ship that they are having electrical issues causing the ship to slow drastically. The ship is already over 7 hours off schedule from its "planned" docking time for St. Maarten. The cruise go-ers have already been told that this will adjust the rest of the cruise schedule for the week. UPDATE March 13:Cruise Critic confirms this report: An issue with the propulsion motor will likely impact the remainder of the ship's current itinerary, according to a statement from Princess Cruises. As a result of reduced speeds caused by the problem, the ship arrived more than four hours late for its scheduled call on St. Maarten on Monday, and it will stay there until the situation is fully evaluated by the line's technical team. Princess has not yet released an updated schedule for the seven-night Southern Caribbean voyage. Update March 13: We are presently at sea en route back to San Juan. Here is the transcript of an announcement and written statement delivered to passengers after setting sail from St. Maarten this evening around 745pm - "As you are aware, we have a technical problem and technicians have been onboard reviewing our port propulsion motor. Late this afternoon they advised that the damage will take a significant amount of time to repair. After careful review and consideration, it has been decided that we will return tonight to San Juan to wait for additional parts and make the necessary repairs. We will arrive tomorrow midday in San Juan and all passengers will be able to stay onboard through Sunday and then resume your plans to return home. For those passengers continuing on through March 18 we will provide you with an update late tomorrow as to the full impact on our next voyage." Passengers were given a full refund. UPDATE: The next two cruises (3/18 and 3/25) have been cancelled. Passengers to receive full refund and 25% discount on next cruises. |
Propulsion problems / Cruise terminated |
| Enchantment of the Seas Royal Caribbean International |
An onboard source reports ship the is stuck in Balitmore - no propulsion - 8 hours after sailing time still there - seems to be propeller problems - it may be a dry dock job - the casino was opened to allow passengers to learn games and was mobbed and 8 hours later was still mobbed! An assessment team was supposed to arrive at 9:30PM and it would take at least 3 hours for them to deterimine the outcome. Passengers could wakeup in the morning in Baltimore or at sea. This is confirmed on Cruise Critic. UPDATE: It appears the ship left about 24 hours late and is sailing at half speed. The itinerary has been changed (dropped Key West) and it is unclear whether the ship will return to Baltimore or is heading to drydock. It appears it may be the former...UPDATE FROM A READER: WBAL TV, Ch 11 Baltimore, carried a report last night that the ship that left Baltimore late is still having problems operating on one propeller (?). Reports from a couple on board report hitting a storm off of the Carolinas the next day and experiencing heavy rolling to the point where one thought the ship might upset. The ship was running very slowly. The couple disembarked at the first port and took a plane back to Baltimore, fearing for their safety. The pair said that they were “veteran cruisers” but this may be their last. | Delayed by engine problems |
| Queen Mary 2 Cunard Line |
Perth Now reports the ship was travelling from Port Louis, Mauritius, to Fremantle, Western Australia when power outages struck on Saturday and again on Tuesday. A spokesman for Carnival - the ship's owner - said the outages were part of routine maintenance. A passenger said he was stuck in a lift for approximately 10 minutes and had to be rescued during the first incident. He said electricity was lost to the ship for about 25 minutes with lights going out briefly and the engine stopping. He added fellow passengers peered over the side of the ship wondering what was going on when the engines turned off. “We were stuck in the middle of the ocean without any power,” he said. He said the second incident occurred at 2am on Tuesday during moderately rough seas and strong winds. The vessel “stopped dead” in the water for up to 10 minutes with the lights and TV going off momentarily and the engine failed to kick back in for up to eight minutes, according to the passenger. | Dead in the water / Power failure |
| Sensation Carnival Cruise Lines |
ABC in Orlando reports the ship set sail late after 10 - 20 cabins were flooded while it was docked in Port Canaveral. One account is that a water pipe break Thursday afternoon at the port caused the flooding. However, several passengerse refused to sail because the cleanup crew told them it was raw sewage and they had to bathe immediately after they cleaned the rooms -- those passengers were given a full refund. A Carnival spokesperson said it was not sewage but just water from a swimming pool that was overfilled and caused the burst pipe problem. Passengers who had their cabins flooded and who agreed to continue were moved to other cabins. The problem has since been resolved and the ship left for the Bahamas. The ship was supposed to leave in the afternoon, but didn't set sail until 9:25 p.m. due to the break, which required officials to load additional provisions and fresh water. The ship is sailing on a three-day cruise to Nassau and is scheduled to return to Port Canaveral on Sunday. | Delayed departure - burst pipes |
| Queen Mary 2 Cunard Line |
From a reader: So I'm lounging by the pavilion pool on deck 12 when the Commodore comes on the tannoy to announce that the Queen Mary 2 pride of Cunard is dead in the ocean having lost all power. We're on emergency generators so hopefully the vacuum toilets will work. Probably a temporary situation but if not you'll see us on the nightly news. We are situated halfway between South Africa and western Australia near nothing. Update one generator is now back up with three more to come on line. Brief thoughts of another Carnival nightmare at sea. Update: all are now up and running . . . And the vacuum toilets are fully functional. | Dead in the water / Power failure |
| Independence American Cruise Line |
From a passenger: At 3AM (5th) the starboard engine drive shaft broke on leaving Savanah. Returned to port where the problem was determined. Left port on the 5th with blessing of the CG to cruise with all passengers on board. On one engine cruised to Brunswick, GA where the CG withdrew its approval to continue with the passengers. Spent the 6th in port terminating the cruise. On the 7th hauled everyone to the airport. Ship supposedly left at 8:01 for dry dock in Jacksonville. No one hurt, just required to accept a different schedule than planned. Lesson: when cruising think flexible. Further: I believe that it was the last cruise of the season as there were several passengers that had boarded at Fernandino for the run to Charleston where we boarded. I heard that it was headed for dry dock in Jacksonville for 'rountine' maintenance. The propellor shaft break down gave them more reason. The consequence was that several stops were eliminated, some shore trips became free and we were taken to Jacksonville airport free of charge (had been told that was a $35.00 fee per person). The CG took an active part in the crisis management and were very present during the inspection while tied up in Savanah. They apparently called the shots after we reached Brunswick. | Propulsion problems - Cruise canceled |
| 2011 (39 incidents) |
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| Veendam Holland America Line |
A poster at Cruise Critic reports the sail away was scheduled for 9:00 pm and we were right on time. However, sailing out of the harbor, we had a little mishap. Seems that one of the container ships had a container derrick swung out over the channel and in squeezing between two container ships, the derrick managed to tear off about a 50 foot section of railing on our Deck 12—and crack a window in the Crows Nest…narrowly avoiding more serious damage. However because of the accident, once out of the immediate harbor area, we had to pull over into an anchorage area a few miles downstream and wait until the next morning for the Argentine Coast Guard to come aboard and inspect the damage as required by International Maritime Law (according to announcements on board). That required us to stay overnight unexpectedly and the inspection took much longer than anticipated..so we did not get underway again until about 11:00 am. All of that delay meant a major shakeup in our original schedule. The captain announced mid-afternoon that we were going into Montivedeo, Uruguay that evening, would stay overnight to do some preliminary repairs, refuel, and restock for the remainder of the trip. That necessitated adjusting our onward itinerary. The cruise line made a decision to SKIP the stop at Puerto Madryn, Argentina…and instead sail directly for Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. That would get us back on our original schedule—in the Falklands on Christmas Day. What impact it will have on our anticipated viewings remains to be seen. | Collision with crane |
| Disney Magic Disney Cruise Line |
From a passenger: On Sunday December 4th at approximately 4 PM, there was a power outage. For around 5 to 10 minutes nothing works on the ship, no motor vibration, nothing...Scary. It was very windy and it was a rough sea. Electrical power was restored but no propulsion of any kind. More than 90 min past before the propulsion was restored. We were late to our first port of call St Marteen. After that, on Wednesday December 7th, first there was no condiment at the Pluto's Dog House (burger grill) like at the beginning of the cruise. We were not able to serve our self at the Topsider Buffet and there was no dip for the bread at all 3 main dining rooms for the rest of the trip. Our server said to us that there is an outbreak (illness) ... Many people were sick, even in the dining room... | Loss of power, adrift |
| Balmoral Fred Olsen Cruises |
From a passenger: We have just returned from cruise L1120, where we had a 6 hour delay in sailing from Hamburg after repairs were required to the oil pump in the main engine. This later turned into a requirement for a new bearing, which was delivered & installed. As a result of the delay, our call into Amsterdam was cancelled, and we headed straight to the next port (Antwerp in Belgium) arriving late afternoon thereby extending the call there from the planned half day to an overnight and half day. | Engione repairs - missed port |
| Carnival Magic Carnival Cruise Lines |
The Examiner reports the ship took an unexpected shore stop Wednesday and Thursday to make emergency repairs to the new ship. “We are experiencing a technical problem with one of our stern thrusters, side propellers on the aft that help the ship move sideways,” said Magic Captain Giovanni Cutugno. In order to have sufficient time to complete the necessary repairs, the ship’s scheduled visit to Costa Maya and one day at sea were replaced with an overnight call in Progreso, Mexico. | Propulsion problems |
| Sergei Abramov Russian riverboat |
RiaNovosti reports a fire on a passenger vessel moored at a Moscow river port was finally extinguished after a thirteen hour struggle by firefighters on Monday evening. Four people on board were injured and one crewmember is still missing. “The fire was extinguished at 5.27 p.m Moscow time [13.27 GMT],” the source said, adding the boat is underwater at the stern but the burnt-out bow remains afloat. The three-deck river boat Sergei Abramov caught fire early on Monday. The fire quickly engulfed the vessel and caused it to list. Emergency crews will attempt to settle the vessel on the riverbed to prevent engine oil spilling into the river, the source said. According to a preliminary investigation, the fire might have been caused by defective electric wiring or fire-safety violations. | Fire - sunk |
| Amsterdam Holland America Line |
From a passenger: At about 3:45am the quiet of the night was broken by the loud quick bursts of the fire alarm horn. Everyone was awake after the alarm but we had to wait about 5 minutes before the officer of the watch came on the PA system and said that there was apparently a fire in the incinerator room and fire fighting teams were on their way to take appropriate action. Some passengers were scurrying around getting valuables and warm clothing together in case abandon ship was necessary while others just went back to sleep. About 3:55am Captain Eversen came on the PA system and explained that a fire had been found in a hydraulic unit in the incinerator room. An automatic alarm had been set off by a remote sensor. At 4:20am the Captain announced that the fire was put out and we were all in the clear again. | Fire |
| Ocean Princess Princess Cruises |
A poster at Cruise Critic reports: We were all awakened last night around 12:45 or so with a broadcast announcement calling for an assessment team. Nothing else came over the PA system so settled back in to go to sleep, since we didn't hear any Sierra Papa code - but as you can imagine, rumors of all kinds ran rampant until the Captain made an extensive announcement at 9AM today explaining that there had been a small fire in one of the generators, quickly noted, responded to, contained without serious damage. He gave a lot more detail than that, but the upshot is that all is well, damage is minimal, and repairs are being done and the generator (one of four, we can get by on two) should be back online sometime during the day. | Fire |
| Pella The Arab Bridge Company |
ABC News reports a Jordanian man died while 1,246 other passengers and crew members, most of them Egyptians, were rescued following a fire Thursday aboard their ferry that was sailing on the Red Sea en route to Egypt's port of Nuweiba. The blaze had broken out earlier in the day in the ferry's cargo section during the voyage across the Gulf of Aqaba. As flames rose up into the sky, a Jordanian rescue ship reached the stricken vessel about 10 miles (16 kilometers) off the coast of Jordan. The rescuers managed to extinguish the blaze but an unidentified Jordanian man died after jumping into the water and fatally injuring himself. Twelve passengers suffered from smoke inhalation and were taken to a Jordanian hospital. The remaining 1,230 passengers — all Egyptians — were placed aboard another ferry that subsequently sailed off to Egypt. The ship's passengers were mostly Egyptian expatriate workers returning home for the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, which starts on Sunday. | Fire - Evacuation |
| Dawn Princess Princess Cruises |
Dominion Post reports Napier's tourism operators missed the boat yesterday when a mechanical problem on the ship meant 1950 passengers bypassed the Hawke's Bay port. The ship, which sailed out of Wellington three hours late about 9pm on Tuesday night headed straight for Tauranga. The cruise manager for the ship's agents ISS McKay, Douglas Colaco, said the late departure from Wellington had been caused by a "mechanical problem." He was unable to say exactly what the problem was. He also declined to comment on possible compensation for passengers on the 12-day return cruise out of Sydney. The Dawn Princess had visited Fiordland, Port Chalmers, Akaroa and Wellington on its cruise. It is also scheduled to visit Auckland and the Bay of Islands, but bypassed Napier to make up time after leaving Wellington late. | Missed port call |
| Queen Mary 2 Cunard Line |
Posters at Cruise Critic report the ship has twice gone "dead in the water" during its current transAtlantic cruise. There are no reports from the company and no indications that any passengers or the ship was in danger. | Dead in water |
| Freedom of the Seas Royal Caribbean International |
USA Today reports the ship sustained minor damage Sunday night when departing Port Canaveral, Fla., the cruise line says. There were also some injuries, although the line says they were not serious. The incident happened at 7:30 p.m. when the vesse "experienced extreme wind and sea conditions, well beyond what was forecasted," the line said in a statement. The wind speed was more than three times what was forecast, it said. "At this time there have not been any serious injuries reported. The ship has sustained some damage to the public areas and guest staterooms, which in no way affect the sea-worthiness of the ship." The ship will continue on its regularly scheduled seven-night itinerary, which includes port calls to CocoCay, Bahamas; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; and Phillipburg, St. Maarten. The ship was to arrive in Coco Cay this morning, as scheduled. | Ship damaged in wind |
| Queen Mary 2 Cunard Line |
A post at Cruise Critic states: I have the following on very good authority as of 21:00 Oct 5, 2011: A gas carbine in the engine room of the QM2 caught on fire this evening. Cunard staff were given a 90 minute warning in order to prepare to deploy the lifeboats. Guests had their children dropped off and their animals picked up from the kennels. Apparently it is now under control, but people are understandably shaken up. They are currently in extremely rough seas and my source tells me that "things are flying all over the ship". In one instance a copier machine was ripped from its harnass and destroyed into 8 pieces. That's all I know at the moment. NOTE: The ship will arrive in New York City October 7th at the end of its Atlantic Canada cruise. UPDATE from Cruise Critic: I'm on the QM2 at the moment so will let you know what's being going on. Yesterday we sailed through a force 11 storm. The captain said that two other ships from Silversea and Celebrity had to turn back to safe harbour but we battled through it. It got really bad in the afternoon, plates were flying off tables and we could hear crashing crockery all over the place. I heard all the crystal in the shop smashed and a couple of windows too. I saw a couple of piles of vomit in the public areas. (lovely!). Then as we were getting ready for dinner there was the crew alarm for the crew to muster. The guests on first sitting all had to leave the dining room and guests were told to stay in their rooms. We were told later by the captain that there had been a small fire in the gas turbine rendering it useless. Everything returned to normal apart from our second sitting dinner being delayed by 15 minutes. We have been told that we will be delayed by 2 hours getting into NY tomorrow morning. A very exciting day but I heard some passengers were very upset and distraught. All ok now. From a passenger: Just got off the ship, the fire incident was a little scary,as we were outside of Halifax. We got the first notice to pickup your children from the evening care room and animals from the kennels abbot 7:45 pm. That notice kinda of sent chills up your spine. | Engine room fire |
| Aurora P&O Cruises |
The Portland Press Herald reports the cruise ship arrived in Portland (UK) at 9 a.m. Thursday and planned to leave at 6 p.m. that same day. But "electrical problems" stopped it from departing, according to passengers and city officials. The ship had planned to leave at 5 p.m. Friday, however it wasn't until 8:45PM before the ship was cleared to sail. The Harbormaster confirmed electrical issues caused the delay, but said he didn't have further details about the problem. Aurora officials didn't immediately respond to a message for comment. | Electrical problems - Delayed departure |
| Imagination Carnival Cruise Lines |
From a passenger: We cruised on the cruise that left Miami on Sept 26, 2011. When we woke up on Wednesday morning, Sept 28, 2011 the toilets would not flush. When I called the front desk they said they were experiencing mechanical issues and were working to solve them. At 10 am the captain announced that the toilets in all of the front and mid ship were out of order and there were 3 public toilets in the rear ship that were available to use that worked. We went ashore in Mexico at 1pm and when we returned to the ship at 7pm the toilets on the entire ship were all working. |
Plumbing problems |
| Balmoral Fred Olsen Cruises |
The Daily Echo reports the ship was expected to depart this afternoon after the ship was delayed due to a technical fault with a lifeboat. The Southampton-based ship was inspected by officials from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency yesterday who found the fault along with inconsistent record keeping of crew hours of rest, and subsequently detained the vessel. According to the latest shipping movements the Fred Olsen cruise ship was due to set sail for Lisbon this afternoon. | Ship detained |
| Nordlys Hurtigruten |
Norway International Network reports two crew members were found dead on board a Hurtigruten vessel hit by fire in its engine room Thursday morning. Passengers and other crew on board the vessel were evacuated, many by lifeboat. The number of persons injured was set at 16. The MS Nordlys is one of the vessels in the Hurtigruten fleet that sails north and south along the coast of Norway. Hurtigruten officials said there were 262 persons on board the Nordlys including 207 passengers and a crew of 55. Around 100 passengers were evacuated in the vessel’s lifeboats before the vessel managed to make its way into the west coast city of Ålesund with assistance from emergency vessels. Other passengers and crew were taken off the vessel on improvised gangways from the vessel to the pier and later to a local hotel. UPDATE: The Washington Post reports salvage teams reported progress on Friday as they pumped water from the cruise liner in danger of capsizing, a day after a fire on board killed two crew members and forced the evacuation of 260 other people. The ship, which tilted critically at an angle of 21.7 degrees in the morning, had slowly righted itself and was listing at 16 degrees in the evening as additional pumps spewed water from the slanting ship’s bowels, officials said. | Fire - abandon ship |
| Avalon Tranquility Avalon Waterways |
Cruise Critic UK reports a Danube cruise has been abandoned after the vessel was struck by a cargo ship on Friday evening. The collision took place just north of Passau in Germany, the impact causing extensive damage to Avalon Tranquility's hull. According to a statement from the ship's operator, Avalon Waterways, the resulting two-foot hole was away from passenger areas but significant enough to flood the engine room. Nobody was hurt but the 157 passengers, from the USA, Australia and New Zealand, and 43 crewmembers were mustered on deck in their lifejackets. According to the company's press statement, passengers were given two options: to be flown home; or to continue with a land programme taking in the sites they were supposed to see on the Amsterdam to Budapest cruise. As for the ship…According to the local paper, Vilshofener Anzeiger, divers made emergency repairs to the tear in the hull and the crippled Tranquility was moved on Sunday to Passau. Today, it will be towed to a shipyard in Linz; the engines are not working as there is still more than a foot of water in the engine room. Passengers' luggage has, however, been retrieved. | Collision - holed |
| Viking Danube Viking River Cruises |
The company has notified pax that the ship's propeller
needs to be repaired and as a result the cruise scheduled to begin in Amsterdam on August 27 will now begin in Cologne a day or two later.
Pax are advised: Upon arrival in Amsterdam, we will meet you at the airport and take you
to the Mint Hotel in the city. If you booked the pre-extension with
Viking, we will extend your stay for an additional night. However, if you made your own pre-hotel arrangements, we are happy to extend your stay for you. If you did not arrange arrival transfers with Viking on August 27th, please let us know when you are arriving in Amsterdam so we can arrange your transfer from the airport to the hotel. |
Propulsion problems - itinerary change |
| Panorama Avalon Waterways |
Cruise Critic UK reports the ship suffered a propeller malfunction Wednesday evening, forcing the new river ship to continue its Danube cruise by bus. Avalon Waterways spokeswoman Melanie Gravdal tells Cruise Critic that Panorama was able to continue the cruise with limited top speed until Friday, when the ship went into a dry dock in Linz to replace the faulty propeller. Instead of canceling the sailing, as big-ship lines might do in similar circumstances, Avalon temporarily put passengers up in hotels in Vienna, from which the original itinerary continued by bus. | Propulsion problems |
| Carnival Fantasy & Imagination Carnival Cruise Lines |
Associated Press reports the U.S. Coast Guard is investigating how two cruise ships bumped into each other in the Port of Key West. Officials say the Carnival Imagination was already berthed and the Carnival Fantasy was in the process of mooring Tuesday morning when the vessels struck stern to stern. Both vessels sustained minor cosmetic damage. The Coast Guard says no injuries, pollution or structural damage occurred during the collision. In accordance with Coast Guard policy, ship personnel in safety-sensitive positions were being tested for drug and alcohol use. A Carnival Cruise Lines statement confirmed the incident. The company reports that the Carnival Fantasy was on a six-day cruise from Charleston, S.C., and the Carnival Imagination was on a four-day cruise from Miami. | Bump - Collision |
| Carnival Dream Carnival Cruise Lines |
A poster at Cruise Critic reports the itinerary for the July 9th cruise has changed from a Western itinerary to an Eastern. Carnival is saying the Dream has a propulsion problem and cannot make the ports on the Western itinerary. Apparently they gave notification of the change only 5 days in advance and are offering a $100 onboard credit as compensation. | Propulsion problems
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| Dawn Princess Princess Cruises |
Princess Chatter has a posting that the ship is operating on 3 engines. They put on engineers in Singapore, but problem not fixed. They have to wait until Dover. Heaven knows if the World Cruise will go on from there. Rumours abound on the ship of course. But they have reduced speed and itinerary changes leading up to Dover. One week earlier a passenger posted: They are running at half speed on 3 engines. Upon reaching Singapore it is likely the ship will be drydocked for a few days to enable engine repairs. Itinerary is to be adjusted and TBA by the Capt. at Singapore. I suppose hotel rooms will have to be found for 2000 pax. Maybe the crew will have to sweat it out on the ship with no A/C. What a way to start a world cruise ! Even a twin share inside cabin is $20,000 pp. | Propulsion problems
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| Oriana P&O Cruises |
Media in Norway reports the ship has a sizeable dent in the stern after bashing into a solid stone quay at her last port of call, Kristiansand in Norway The vessel was leaving harbour at about 5.30 on Wednesday evening when the incident happened. A water pipe and an optical cable on the quay were damaged and the ship's stern was stoved in (see pics with news article). The ship proceeded on its voyage to Southampton after it was inspected and cleared. | Collision with pier |
| Opera MSC Cruises |
BBC reports the ship has been detained in Southampton following an inspection. Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) staff visited the MSC Opera when it returned on Wednesday. The MCA said: "The ship was not fully compliant with international maritime safety regulations." The company said: "They are doing the checks now and the ship is supposed to leave this evening. This is just a rumour." The ship is due to sail from Southampton later for an eight-night cruise in the Norwegian fjords. The MCA statement said the vessel would be detained in Southampton until the owners were able to demonstrate compliance. UPDATE: MSNBC reports the ship left Southampton on time. (See USA Today for more details about reasons for the ship being detained.) | Detained for safety violations |
| Costa Deliziosa Costa Cruises |
BT.No reports on Saturday at 16.30 the ship ran from the dock, even though it was still moored. No people were injured, but the ship pulled 50 feet of the pier into the sea. The consequences are large. Now the Port Authority must find other berths to many of the cruise ships coming to Bergen this summer. | Damage to pier |
| Emerald Princess Princess Cruises |
From a passenger: On May 17th, the ship sustained considerable damage to several lifeboats when a fuel loading barge collided with the side of the ship while in the port of St Petersburg, Russia. After inspection by authorities, it was determined the ship still had enough passenger space in an emergency using inflatable life rafts, and the ship will continue on the planned itinerary. See attached photos here. | Collision |
| Opera MSC Cruises |
Italian media reports the ship suffedered a failure to an electric panel, causing an initial low power and afterwards a total loss while the ship was near Wisby in Baltic Sea. On board passengers suffer many inconvenience, especially in toilette. MSC offered a refund of 30% for a new cruise within 2012, but a passenger on board report that all cruisers will ask for a total refund. According to Swiss media, the ship spent much of Sunday adrift in the Baltic sea after an electrical failure. "It appears that there was a complete electrical failure. In that situation, the engines do not work," Birger Knutsson of the rescue centre told AFP. The cruise line said the ship would be towed to the port of Nynashamn near Stockholm overnight, where it would organise the repatriation of its 1,800 passengers. Travellers would be offered another cruise, valid until December 2012. The ship left Southampton on May 7 for a 10-night trip taking in Stockholm, Helsinki, St Petersburg and Copenhagen, and was due to return to Southampton on Tuesday. It began drifting at about 11:00 am (0900 GMT) and by 1730 GMT was approximately 10 kilometres (six miles) from Visby, Gotland's main town. | Power loss - ship adrift |
| Westerdam Holland America Line |
The US Coast Guard reports it is investigating a collision between the ship and ice in the vicinity of Yakutat Bay, Alaska today. The ship was reportedly maneuvering through ice near Hubbard Glacier when it sustained damage approximately 15 feet below the water line. The hull was not breached and no injuries or pollution were reported. The ship continued to Sitka where it was met by Coast Guard officials. | Collision with ice |
| Victorian Princess Victorian Princess Cruise Lines |
The Times News reports the 112-foot paddleboat that plies Lake Erie during the warm weather months was seriously damaged by a fire that broke out in the engine room while undergoing repairs. Wortkers were doing welding on the outside of the boat when heat from that transferred to the inside of the boat, where it hit some combustible materials. | Fire |
| Ocean Star Pacific Ocean Star Cruises |
Associated Press reports a generator fire knocked out power to the ship, forcing the evacuation of nearly 800 passengers and crew Saturday. The fire was quickly controlled Saturday morning and there were no injuries; 522 passengers and 226 crew members were being evacuated by catamaran to the port of Huatulco and would then be flown to Mexico City. The ship is about 6 miles (10 kilometers) offshore and will be towed to Huatulco for repairs. The vessel was headed from Huatulco to Acapulco, resorts on Mexico's southern Pacific coast. Tthe ship has a capacity for 1,050 passengers. | Fire - Loss of power |
| Viktoria | The Associated Press reports a river cruise ship carrying more than 100 tourists, most of them from Germany, collided Wednesday with a cargo ship in a Danube River channel near the capital of Slovakia, though no injuries were reported officials said. A German cargo ship carrying corn was badly damaged in the collision early Wednesday south of Bratislava, fire department spokesman Ivan Petko said, but authorities managed to prevent it from sinking. Five crew members escaped unharmed. The 160 passengers from the Maltese cruise ship Viktoria, which was only slightly damaged, are being evacuated, he said. He said the captain was confident the ship could reach the port in Bratislava. The cause of the collision is being investigated. Jana Vadkertyova, spokeswoman for the State Navigation Administration, said the tourists were mostly elderly Germans heading for Passau, Germany. Vadkertyova identified the name of the cargo ship as Bavaria 52. Another ship was expected to arrive later Wednesday to pick up the tourists. | Collision |
| Carnival Pride Carnival Cruise Lines |
The Orlando Sentinel reports the ship — which was stopped in Port Canaveral for a day-long port call during a seven-day cruise from Baltimore, Md. — was pulled from its moorings by a strong gust about 5:45 p.m. Spokesman Vance Gulliksen said crew and some guests were aboard the Pride when it was pulled from the port, but no one was injured and the ship was later returned to the dock. The cruise line said it had notified "appropriate authorities" of the incident. Late Wednesday, the ship was still at port and it was not clear when it would depart, Carnival said in a statement. | Blown from moorings |
| Opera MSC Cruises |
Safe Seas reports the ship collided twice with the pier as it was leaving Buenos Aires on March 25. According to a report from one of the crew members (in Portuguese), the two collisions caused damage to “2 or 3 cabins” on the decks 3 and 4, but nobody was hurt. As a result of the accident, the Argentine Maritime Authority reportedly held the ship in order to inspect her eventually allowing MSC Opera to continue her trip after repairs, approximately 10 hours later. | Collision with pier |
| Pacific Sun P&O Australia |
The ship, which is currently positioned in Newcastle, is heading back to her home port from a 14-night ‘White Cloud Wonders’ voyage to New Zealand after missing a call at Dunedin and also missing Fiordland National Park because of a "technical fault" with an engine. The company has announced the ship is operating safely, but at a reduced speed which is further hampered by a northerly swell in the Tasman Sea and is now due to arrive in Newcastle around 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Her late arrival, combined with the need to complete the engine repair, will delay the departure of a scheduled four-night cruise to Melbourne by 24 hours. Instead, she will make a three-night coastal cruise. Passengers will receive a full refund and a 25% future cruise credit if they do not choose to take the revised cruise. Update March 1: The Newcastle Herald reports the ship has been delayed 24 hours despite leaving New Zealand ahead of schedule to return to Newcastle on time. Pacific Sun is now expected to dock in Newcastle Harbour at 7am on Thursday. The ship left New Zealand ahead of schedule, missing two destinations, after a ‘‘technical fault in one engine’’ was found. | Engine problems
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| Norwegian Sun Norwegian Cruise Line |
Cruise Critic reports some two months after their troubled seven-night cruise came to an end, a number of passengers continue to voice displeasure with NCL's response to the matter. During the December 4 voyage, problems with the starboard propulsion motor limited the ship's top speed; the reduced propulsion meant that Sun could no longer reach St. Thomas and St. Maarten as originally planned. Instead, the ship visited Samana, in the Dominican Republic, and Great Stirrup Cay, NCL's private resort island. For some, the port swap was a less than blockbuster deal. "We paid a lot of money to visit St. Maarten and St. Thomas, but we never made it there," wrote the Rev. Bill Shoneman in an e-mail last week to Cruise Critic. "On top of that, the captain and some senior managers were unapologetic and extremely unprofessional. We were told at one point to 'stop complaining,'" he said. "This change in itinerary really upset a lot of the passengers that had been planning on doing their Christmas shopping at St. Thomas," wrote G8R62 in her Cruise Critic member review. The crux of many passengers' issue with Samana was its lack of infrastructure compared with the major tourist areas St. Thomas and St. Maarten. After the initial announcement, passengers showed their disapproval by amassing in the atrium and theater, where they tried to plead their case. Pictures of the meetings have been posted on the Web, including a selection taken by passenger Bob Hind. Hind noted that passengers were frustrated at the captain's lack of responsiveness. NCL declined to comment on the meetings. To assuage the ire, NCL told Cruise Critic via a press release that it offered a $100-per-cabin onboard credit, wine with dinner one night, rum punch one afternoon, free photos from the onboard gallery, free use of the Great Stirrup Cay's Hippo Slide (one of the world's largest inflatable water slides; regularly $5 per ride, $20 for unlimited) and a credit, equal to 30 percent of the cruise fare paid, to be used on a future cruise. Port taxes and fees for the missed ports were also refunded. The compensation wasn't nearly enough for some Sun passengers, however. "Our hope is that NCL will take this more seriously and issue a refund check to us," said Roger and Georgia Pilgrim via e-mail. "Norwegian Cruise Line has shown nothing but a total lack of caring that we did not get what we paid for . . . .getting to St. Thomas and St. Maarten." Others mentioned not knowing about the perks until it was too late to use them. "With the exception of the photos, they didn't do a great job of letting the passengers know about them ahead of time," posted IsetVB on the message boards. "It was like they were tossing these things one at a time and waiting for a reaction to each." Once back onshore, one passenger was so frustrated by the experience that he/she created a Web site, mybadcruise.com, with the goal of "ensuring that NCL is held accountable to those people for its inaction and inability to uphold its end of travel contract." Mybadcruise is also proposing a refund, but it's unclear if the request is for full or partial recompense. In addition to showcasing 10 complaints from cruisers, the site suggests boycotting NCL, calls for an investigation by Congress and asks impacted cruisers to lodge a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, the government organization tasked with protecting consumers. The hope is that if enough complaints are submitted, the FTC will take notice and investigate. | Propulsion problems / Itinerary change |
| Radiance of the Seas Royal Caribbean International |
From a reader: The ship, homeported in Tampa, FL is currently operating under USCG Captain of The Port Order (COTP) due to one of two main propulsion azipods being inoperative for maneuver and requires a tractor tug tethered escort every arrival & departure from Tampa Bay to insure safe transit should the one remaining azipod propulsion fail. Royal Caribbean fails to make timely repairs and instead will let the ship limp along at sea operating on one azipod until next overhaul shipyard period scheduled Fall 2011. Yes, that's correct Fall 2011 before Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines will effect repairs to the damaged azipod !! Please make this information available on your website for the general safety of the cruising public. Radiance of the Seas is only operating on one azipod - a precarious situation and disaster waiting to happen. We all know what just happened to the Carnival Splendor a few months ago having a generator fire in the engine room which resulted in total loss of main propulsion vessel had to be towed back to California. | Propulsion problems - Safety concerns |
| Disney Dream Disney Cruise Line Monarch of the Seas Royal Caribbean International |
UPI reports a YouTube post showed a Disney cruise ship drifting close to another ship in Orlando, FL.. Disney Cruise Lines officials said their ship was never in danger of hitting the Royal Caribbean ship on Jan. 17. "Yes, we are aware of the incident. Monarch of the Seas was anchored and the Disney ship casted off and drifted close to our vessel," said Royal Caribbean spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez. Disney officials said the ships never were closer together than between 20 and 30 feet, but a Royal Caribbean crew member said the Disney ship missed hitting the Monarch by only a couple of feet. | Near miss? |
| Thomson Dream Thomson Cruises |
A review posted at Cruise.Co.UK reports there was a starboard engine fire early in the cruise that departed Barbados on December 30. Despite rumours of it being serious, there is no indication at this point that it impacted the itinerary and no reported injuries. | Fire
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| Elation Carnival Cruise Lines |
The Press Register reports the ship is scheduled to arrive on time in Mobile Saturday, despite a technical problem that has slowed the ship’s speed. A problem with the ship’s propulsion system forced the ship to cancel one of its scheduled stops in Calica. The Elation was able to stop in Cozumel. The ship is currently on a five-day cruise that departed Mobile on Monday. Pax were refunded port charges for the missed port and offered a 20% discount on a future cruise. | Propulsion problems |
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| Musica MSC Cruises |
Brazilian media report a fire in the engine room knocked out air conditioning and the water supply. The ship had boarded at Rio de Janeiro and was supposed to leave at 18:00 for an eight-day trip with stopovers in the ports of Recife, Maceió and Salvador. With no airconditioning and no water supply, passengers were angered. Nevertheless, shortly after 18:30 the sound system announced the departure of the ship. Disgusted, a group of about 50 people took to the gangway of the ship, preventing it to be hoisted. The trip was then canceled. The ship is due to re-enter service on Dec. 26 from Rio for its scheduled week-long cruise to Salvador, Buzios, Copacabana and Ilha Grande. | Fire - Canceled cruise |
| Brilliance of the Seas Royal Caribbean International |
KBOI radio reports the ship tilted several times in its approach to Alexandria, Egypt. The ship entered a storm and listed several times around 2:15 a.m. local time, inflicting minor injuries to about 30 passengers and damaging some of the public areas. Alexandria closed off its port due to the intensity of the swells, and the ship diverted to Valletta, Malta. The ship departed from Barcelona, Spain, for a 12-night journey stopping in Italy, Greece, Egypt, and Malta. UPDATE: Acknowledging those on board Brilliance of the Seas had been through ‘a frightening experience’ in the freak storm that rocked the Eastern Mediterranean over the weekend, Royal Caribbean International said it will refund fares in addition to giving an on-board credit. Among the 30 passengers who were injured on the 2,100-berth ship, the most seriously hurt were two people who sustained fractures. Three public rooms remain closed following the storm that intensified as Brilliance of the Seas approached Alexandria, Egypt, early Sunday, causing ‘extreme wind and sea conditions including heavy seas and 70-knot winds, nearly double what had been forecasted.’ The heavy motion of the vessel caused aesthetic damages to some areas, and some staterooms lost electricity. The beauty salon, video arcade and disco will remain closed for the rest of the cruise, which ends Friday in Barcelona. | Severe list -- skipped port |
| Clelia II Travel Dynamics International |
TV3 in New Zealand reports a large wave slammed into the ship (chartered to Polar Cruises) with 88 passengers and 77 crew members aboard, but the ship's crew overcame minor damage and is heading safely back to its scheduled port (Ushuaia). The Clelia II declared an emergency yesterday, reporting it had suffered engine damage amid heavy seas and 90 kph winds when it was northeast of the South Shetland Islands and about 845km from Ushuaia. The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators issued statement saying the wave that hit the Clelia II caused a broken bridge window and some electrical malfunctions that temporarily knocked out some communications and affected engine performance. "There are no injuries to passengers, although one member of the crew sustained minor injuries," it said. The ship was accompanied by a Navy vessel as it returned to port. For a video, see You Tube. UPDATE and CORRECTION: As happens in such situatipons, accurate information is difficult to come by. It appears there was much misinformation about this event, and there was also some less-than-respectable behaviour. It appears that the footage that is on You Tube was taken by the National Geographer videographer that was on board the NG Explorer, and shows the ship bobbing up and down. Considering that the worst had already passed, we were not concerned. We knew that they had reporters on board and just assumed that they would report the news. What we did not expect is that they would twist facts and cause panic at home... What happened was that the captain of the NG Explorer asked the crew and passengers not to publish anything until the Clelia 2 was back in port, but the videographer must have seen a great opportunity to self promotion and leaked the video to her friend, who got the video all around the world. Not only that, they included a "report from a passenger", that was totally inaccurate, stating that we were without engine, "foundering" (which means sinking), etc. As we were without communications, that was the first news that our friends and family heard. Travel Dynamics office communicated with the emergency contacts numbers - but some were reached only after the original report was on the press. The IAATO also issued their official report, and maybe that is the best and most correct version to post. It is worth noting that the ship never lost engine power during the emergency, and the VDR (Voyage Data Recorder) confirms this. Also the passenger area never lost electricity, and most passengers never noticed that anything went wrong until they heard the captain's announcement. UPDATE: The ship will re-enter service December 26. A view from onboard: Here is an account from a person "in the know" from onboard the ship: We met rough weather after we left the Antarctic peninsula, and the Captain had already reduced the speed of the ship to increase the comfort of passengers and reduce the beating of the ship. It was around 10:30 am, on December 7th, when a wave broke one of the windows of the bridge. There was water coming into the bridge and sparks were flying everywhere. The captain took immediate control of the situation, and ordered the ship to be turned around, downwind, to minimize water intake and to allow the seamen to work on the forward of the ship and close the window. The passengers were watching a lecture at the time. When the lecture ended we asked them to go their cabins and remain there until further notice. The water that entered the bridge caused damage to the electronic equipment. Most of our communications were down, as well as radar. Steering was transfered to the engine room, and electricity was shut down to some areas of the ship - including the kitchen. The cooks prepared cold sandwiches that were delivered to the passengers in their staterooms. At 15:00, the situation was under control. The captain turned the ship to face the winds, and decided not to advance against them, but to "ride the storm", and wait for it to abate. He called the passengers to the lecture hall, where he informed them of our situation. At this point we had already contact with the National Geographic Explorer, who was approaching our position to offer help. We never lost power, or steering, and the ship was able to reach Ushuaia in its own. What we needed most was communications. The NG Explorer approached us in the late afternoon, and threw us a line via rocket launcher, and attached to it was an Iridium Satelite phone. On the next morning (December 8th), the winds had abated and we the captain ordered the ship to proceed to Ushuaia, where we arrived on the evening of December 9th. |
?Disabled at sea? |
| Blue Ocean Cruises | The Times of India reports Blue Ocean Cruises had made its maiden journey to Mumbai on Monday night when trouble commenced around 90 minutes after the ship left Mormugao port. It was on its return leg to Mumbai carrying around 250 passengers. The ship tilted to one side at three degrees and a little while later sea water entered the cabins. However, there was no serious damage to the ship. "There is no cause for panic. The vessel had slight leakage but there is no danger to the vessel or the port. The ship is floating and it's a very good sign because if there was a hole or crack it couldn't float. As Wednesday was a holiday the workers couldn't work on the ship," said MPT deputy chairman PC Parida. Sources said Western India Shipyard workers had on Wednesday tried to find the exact point of leakage but failed to find where the fault lies. However, officials are confident that the leak will be detected and plugged. There have been reports the leak is the result of a crack in the hull. | Severe list - take on water |
| Carnival Splendor Carnival Cruise Lines |
The Daily Breeze reports a seven-day Mexican Riviera cruise was sidelined today when an engine room caught fire in Mexico. The ship left Port of Long Beach on Sunday with 3,299 guests and 1,167 crew members. A fire was detected in the aft engine room at 6 a.m. Guests were told to move from their cabins to the Lido Deck, which is on the upper level and has outdoor space, she said. The ship was operating on emergency generators. The fire was extinguished by 9 a.m. but a reflash occurred. Smoke remains in the area and crew members were working on restarting one of the vessel's main generators in the forward engine room. Two guests and a crew member suffered panic attacks, but no one was physically injured. The ship is located approximately 55 miles west of Punta San Jacinto, Mexico. Sea conditions are calm and skies are clear. UPDATE: John Heald's blog reports: "given the ship’s speed and current position, we have decided to take the vessel to San Diego where it is expected to arrive late Thursday. Additionally, we are in the process of making all the necessary hotel and flight arrangements for our guests. If the ship is unable to maintain sufficient speed under tow, it is possible that we could revert to the previous plan and dock in Ensenada. Last night, the ship’s engineers were able to restore toilet service to most cabins and all public bathrooms, as well as cold running water. Currently several key hotel systems, including air conditioning, hot food service and telephones, are not available. The ship’s crew continues to actively work to restore other services. Guests are able to move about the ship and food and beverage service, along with some shipboard programming, including children’s activities and entertainment, are being provided." Update: The ship arrived in San Diego Friday at 8:30 AM. According to an article in Travel Weekly, "it was surprising that the fire disabled the ship’s electrical systems to such a degree. On most oceangoing large ships — but above all on a cruise ship, which has multiple generators — having one of [the generators] totally destroyed by fire or anything else should not affect its services in the least."There is a lot of redundancy there. This seems like a very poor design ... When just a switchboard is burned or damaged and even the main propulsion cannot work.... It should not happen. Imagine if the weather was really bad, with 100-foot waves and that ship in the middle of the ocean with no propulsive power." NOTE: The ship will return to service January 16, 2011. Make that February 20, 2011 | Fire |
| Costa Atlantica Costa Cruises |
The Bermuda Sun reports the ship experienced steering problems minutes after leaving Bermuda this afternoon. It departed Dockyard at 1pm and just a few minutes later, the Bermuda Maritime Operations received a distress call. The duty officer said: “The ship departed Dockyard at 1:10pm. She reported problems with her steering. The pilot immediately stopped the ship and ordered two tugs to come out to assist. The tugs came alongside and took her to an area with more sea room and then the engineers were able to fix the problem. The vessel is under her own power and making her way round to the east end, and is being escorted by two Bermuda Maritime tugs.” The ship arrived in Bermuda yesterday morning and is now on its way to Port Canaveral, Florida. | Steering problems |
| Pacific Sun P&O Australia |
Lloyd's List DCN reports a fault in the propulsion system of P&O cruise liner Pacific Sun caused the vessel to be 10 hours late in its Melbourne Cup voyage from Sydney to Melbourne yesterday. Carnival Australia, P&O's owner, has apologised and offered compensation after the vessel which was to have arrived yesterday morning failed to turn up until evening. | Propulsion problems |
| Costa Classica Costa Cruises |
The ship collided with a cargo ship near the deep water channel of the Yangtze River early this morning on its return to Shanghai from Cheju, Korea. The ship is alongside, and today’s cruise has been canceled. Immediately after the incident, several passengers reported to the infirmary with minor injuries, and three were sent ashore for further medical checks. News images show a scrape or gash stretching about 20 meters along the starboard side of Deck 5 midships, one deck above the lowest level of cabins and well above the waterline. The accident occurred at 4:46 a.m. when the ship collided with the Belgian-flag cargo vessel Lowlands Longevity. Passengers were summoned to their emergency muster stations. The ship docked at 10 a.m. The passengers, mainly Asians, and some Americans and Canadians, were disembarked. | Collision |
| Pacific Jewel P&O Australia |
Tomorrow’s 11-night ‘Pacific Sunsets’ round voyage from Sydney to Vanuatu and New Caledonia has been canceled due to a fault in the propulsion system. The 70,310gt former Ocean Village Two, which entered service as Pacific Jewel in Sydney last December, is currently heading back to Sydney from Noumea at reduced cruising speed. As previously reported, the company had cancelled the ship’s November 5 cruise from Sydney for it to go into drydock at Garden Island to repair a stabiliser. Passengers are being offered a full refund plus a 25% credit on a future P&O Cruises Australia voyage before March 31 that is booked by December 31. UPDATE October 26: The ship's departure from Sydney on November 13 on a 14-night ‘Fiji Adventure’ has also been cancelled. | Propulsion problems -- canceled |
| Celebrity Century Celebrity Cruises |
The ship left Barcelona on Wednesday on a 12-night holiday in the Mediterranean, but is now stranded in Villefranche on the French Riviera. The ship's rudders have been damaged and the cruise has been cancelled so that dry-dock repairs can be carried out. Repairs should be completed in time for a re-positioning transatlantic crossing to Miami scheduled to depart on October 25. In compensation, passengers will be receiving a complete refund of their fares, plus a 25 per cent discount on any future cruise with Celebrity. A reader sent the following items from Cruise Critic: The Century experienced a broken rudder and in the process of ending the cruise. I am on board and the process in unbelievable! (not in a good way) More to follow. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1292197 Century 10/13 cruise cancelled in Nice We left Barcelona on schedule arriving villefranche this morning. two hours after our scheduled departure time, the captain announced that we had two bad rudders, the ship has to go to drydock and our cruise is cancelled. Likely that the 10/25 transatlantic will also be cancelled. We are to stay on the boat until Saturday and then they will apparently let us off in Villefranche (tenders). No idea at this point how they will handle our actually getting home...they have already committed to full refunds for this cruise plus a 25% credit towards our next cruise....but it's not clear about what they will do to get us out of Nice...hotels, flights, change fees....and we were back to back coming to Miami....and have no clue how they will handle this for us. Watch this thread for more when we know more. Ghstudio....now aboard the non moving century in Nice http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1292056 | Rudder problems -- canceled |
| Lisco Gloria | The Independent reports more than 200 passengers and crew were evacuated after a ferry caught fire near the German island of Fehmarn in the Baltic Sea. The Lithuanian passenger and car ferry Lisco Gloria was en route from the northern city of Kiel to the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda when an explosion occurred around midnight local time.The ferry MS Deutschland and a police vessel had been nearby at the time at the accident and came to the rescue of passengers either swimming in the water or clinging to liferafts. Several people were injured and three taken to hospital by helicopter. According to a spokesperson, "The vessel is ablaze ... and it is realistic to expect that it will burn the whole day." | Fire |
| Seven Seas Voyager Regent Seven Seas Cruies |
Passengers are being flown home from Athens and will receive full refunds after Sunday’s cruise was canceled due to a podded propulsion malfunction. The ship is remaining in Piraeus until Wednesday, when it will move to Genoa for repairs. It is not known when repairs will be completed. The canceled cruise was a 14-night sailing to Venice. UPDATE October 6: A second cruise has now been canceled. The Oct. 17 voyage from Venice, a 10-night cruise to Athens, will not operate. | Cruise canceled |
| Queen Mary 2 Cunard Line |
A report from the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch indicates at 0426 (UTC+1), the ship was approaching Barcelona when one of 12 capacitors in a harmonic filter1 failed, accompanied by a loud explosion. The explosion resulted in extensive damage to the surrounding electric panels and caused the vessel to black out. There were no navigational hazards nearby, main power was restored at 0455 and the ship was able to get back underway at 0523. Fortunately, there were no staff near the equipment at the time of the explosion. | Dead in the water |
| Prinsendam Holland America Line |
Received from a reader - from Cruise Critic: Received a note from a friend who's aboard the Prinsendam: "Seems that the high winds that kept us from anchoring at Portree, Isle of Skye and Scrabster had a few more surprises in store for us last night.
Things started getting a little rough during the 7 PM cocktail hour but really not too bad. Dinner was another story entirely. Gale force winds stated to buffet the ship at about 8:15 PM. We were seated at a table for 4 towards the back of the Pinnacle Grill. Next thing you know, we were holding on to the glassware and the table for dear life.
The large window next to my seat made a sound like a shotgun and shattered but didn’t break as it is safety glass. It scared the hell out of us. We could hear all hell breaking loose in the kitchen. I shudder to think of what happened to all of that lovely Bulgari china.
The Captain came on to the P.A. system to tell all passengers to remain seated, if possible, or to get down on the floor as we were in for some really rough seas. What an understatement. A window was blown out in the showroom and water started pouring in there during the entertainment.
One of my table-mates was the Event Manager for the Prinsendam. She had to leave and see to passenger safety and help move people out of harm’s way. We sat and held on to our wine and water glasses and ate bread. Best way to avoid mal de mer is to keep something on your stomach. All around us we could hear pots, pans, dishes, glassware flying in the kitchen while the staff was trying to secure all flying objects. One waiter was stationed at a marble topped cart to keep it from sliding all over the dining room.
The worst part of the rocking and rolling went on for about 1.5 hours. As all of the craziness was going on the staff of the Prinsendam remained calm and did an outstanding job of protecting the passengers and securing the ship. I can’t say enough about their skill and calm demeanor throughout this unexpected event.
The Captain kept us all informed of what to expect and was a calming and professional voice. The Pinnacle staff was superb. Picking up where they left off as if this was just a little glitch in an otherwise normal day.
When we got back to our cabin, we found that anything that wasn’t secured was on the floor. Good thing we’re neat. It didn’t take too long to put things back in order. One of our neighbors couldn’t get back into their cabin until the winds died down as their balcony door had opened and the wind kept them from opening their cabin door."
And later:"Update to the adventure. It turns out we unexpectedly hit a force 12 storm. That's hurricane force. We lost about 50 windows and there is a dent in the prow of the ship. What a 'fun' ride." |
Major storm damage |
| Atlantic Star Pullmantur Cruises |
Spanish media (here and here) report the ship lacked air conditioning (causing stifling heat in cabins) and problems with overflowing or leaking toilets.This was caused by an electrical problem. The cruise began on Sunday from Málaga; on Wednesday it made a stop at the Port of Arrecife and, by decision of the tour operator to the situation that existed on board because of a problem in the power supply,the cruise was suspended. Passengers were flown back to either Malaga or Lisbon. The ship was on the "Jewels of the Atlantic," replacing Pacific Dream which suffered engine failure last August (see August 17). (Covered in the English press here.) | Cruise suspended |
| Clelia II Great Lakes Cruise Co. |
From a passenger: On approximately 8/31/2010, departing Manitoulin Island, Ontario, the ship lost power. Total darkness. Public address system advised passengers to stabilize themselves...power back on...Public Address announced "Electircal engineer to bridge NOW" Power off again. Slight bump. Lights back on. The Tour Director, Jonathan Green, Travel Dynamics International , later appeared before the passengers on behalf of the Captian, explained it was due to human error, that US and Canadian officials had been contacted to ascertain if it was safe to proceed with the planned itinerary. From passengers conversation, the ship dropped anchor as soon as the first power outage occurred; that it had been determined only the paint on the hull was affected. | Loss of power |
| Thomson Celebration Thomson Cruises |
A passenger wrote, regarding the August 16-23 cruise: The ship's itinerary was significantly changed because of engine problems. The ship left Marmaris, Turkey (port of embarkation) more than 24 hours late, and two ports (Santorini and Cannakale) were dropped. In addition, port call times were changed. The reader also writes: On Day 7 after departure from Rhodes, the ship lost electrical power, the passenger areas plunged into darkness, the engines appeared to stop, I observed one officer with his head in his hands and the ship appeared to drift for 10 minutes. One passenger was complaining of black water everyday and there were frequent airconditioning problems. On the transfer coach back to the airport the wheel broke and we ended up stranded on the side of the road - but that's another story! | Engine problems |
| Norwegian Dawn Norwegian Cruise Line |
The Bermuda Sun reports the ship had its stay in Bermuda cut short due to engine problems. The ship today left Bermuda about 11 hours early as extra time was needed for the ship’s return journey to NYC. The ship had to travel at a reduced speed due to technical difficulties with one of the ship’s engines. The ship was due to leave King’s Wharf, Dockyard, at 6:30am this morning instead of 5pm as originally scheduled and is due to arrive in New York at 9am on Saturday, an hour later than planned. Each stateroom received $50 on-board credit for the change of plan. | Propulsion problems |
| Sergei Kirov (Russian ship) | Associated Press reports the cruise ship, carrying hundreds of U.S. and German tourists, collided Wednesday with a barge on the Volga River, but no one was hurt. The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry's branch in the Yaroslavl region said the collision occurred early Wednesday in the Rybinsk reservoir on the Volga River. The barge carrying sand hit the cruise liner Sergei Kirov, piercing a 5-meter hole in its starboard side. The ministry said that none of the 202 tourists and 91 crew aboard had suffered any injuries and the crew quickly patched the hole. Passengers were moved to other boats and then returned to Moscow by bus, about 300 miles away. | Collision |
| Pacific Dream Pullmantur Cruises |
Media in Spain and Portugal report the ship has experienced engine failure and forced to cancel its current cruise and several subsequent cruises. The ship will undergo repairs in Morocco. It had been sailing a seven-day intinerary from Malaga with stops at Gibraltar, Lisbon, Agadir, Casablanca and Lanzarote. UPDATE August 25: The company annnounced that Atlantic Star, which was laid up last year, will be reactivated and will assume the itineraries previously planned for Pacific Dream. The ship will begin operations on August 27th. | Engine failure - cruises cancelled |
| Black Watch Fred Olsen Cruises |
From a passenger: The ship was progressing at slow speed along the fjord tracks about 10Nm from Narsarsuaq (Greenland) and encountering significant ice flows. Shortly after 11pm local time the ship’s port bow collided with an iceberg resulting in a significant impact. Sleeping passengers were woken by the impact and those around the ship moved to the open decks. There were no reported injuries. The ship’s Master ordered that an inspection be carried out and crew members carried out an overdeck inspection of the bow area. The ship continued safely to Narsarsuaq, its next scheduled port of call. After a more complete inspection in port the following day where the damage was found to be superficial the ship continued with its cruise itinerary although abandoned attempts to reach its next scheduled destination of Nanortalik or to sail through the fjords around Cape Farewell as planned. | Collision with iceberg |
| Scottish Viking DFDS Seaways |
BBC reports an investigation is under way into a collision between a ferry and a trawler which has left a teenage fisherman lost in the North Sea. The North Shields-based Homeland prawn boat was in collision with the Scottish Viking off the Berwickshire coast just before 2000 BST on Thursday. Two fishermen, who are brothers, were on board the trawler. One, aged 20, was pulled to safety by another boat. The search for the other brother, thought to be 16, has been called off. Fred Caygill from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) told the BBC a crewman from another vessel had seen the missing boy in the water at 2025 BST on Thursday, but he then slipped from view. The MCA confirmed the search was terminated at 1400 BST on Friday, a decision which had followed 17 hours of searching, when expected survivability had been exceeded.The Marine Accident Investigation Branch will examine how the collision happened. A spokesman said: "We are conducting a preliminary examination at the moment." | Collision |
| Oriana P&O Cruises |
From a passenger: On 5 August the ship was delayed 4 hours sailing away from Dubrovnik as the computers operating the steering system crashed. This resulted in a mid day rather than early morning arrival in Venice.
On 7th August there was a small fire aboard one of the tender ships carrying passengers to and from Split. No report of damage or casualties. |
Delayed departure/ arrival |
| Jewel of the Seas Royal Caribbean International |
USA Today reports the shipis experiencing a mechanical problem that is forcing it to sail at a reduced speed, resulting in changes to its itinerary. One of four hydraulic motors isn't working properly. The speed reduction is relatively minor, and the problem is expected to be fixed within a matter of days. The ship currently is sailing in the Baltic. "We carried out preliminary repairs in Harwich (England) on Saturday," RCCL says. "However, we are awaiting a replacement hydraulic motor and will conduct (further) repairs while the ship is in St. Petersburg, Russia." The ship is scheduled to be in St. Petersburg on Thursday and Friday. Today's call on Visby, Sweden is from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. instead of Stockholm. Wednesday's port call to Helsinki, Finland will remain from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Thursday the ship will arrive in St. Petersburg at 7:30 a.m. and depart on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Repairs are expected to be completed while in St. Petersburg. | Propulsion problems |
| Emerald Princess Princess Cruises |
CBS4 News reports the ship left Port Everglades bound for an island in the Bahamas, apparently developing problems at around 6:30 PM, shortly after leaving the port, causing it to operate on half of its power and leaving passengers without air conditioning. Passengers onboard reported that conditions onboard are rough because the air conditioning is not working. The Coast Guard said a computer glitch is to blame. The ship's engines were knocked out momentarily. But the ship's chief engineer has been able to get at least two of those engines up and running, according to the Coast Guard's report. The engineer is working on getting the third engine powered up, officials said. UPDATE: CBS4 reports the problems was resolved by 11:00 PM. The ship skipped its port call at Princess Cays. | Engine problems - No A/C |
| Sapphire Princess Princess Cruises |
From a passenger: We just returned from our Alaska cruise leaving Seattle July 4th, 2010 and returning July 11th, 2010. One night my family and I were in the dining room when all of the sudden the boat felt like it was sinking. Glasses flew off the water station. A lot of items were thrown off into the ground. The water level rose to the dining room windows. I saw one man who had been sitting and eating completely fall out of his chair the list was so severe. I was thrown on the other side of the dining room. About a minute later the ship right sided. About 3 to 5 minutes later an announcement was made that a hump back whale had traversed in front of the ship and the crew took evasive actions to avoid hitting the whale. I find this incident to be suspicious as I have to ask why the crew would risk passenger safety for a whale ? I am not sure the extent of the injuries (if any at all). I just know the incident had scared the heck out of us. | Severe list |
| Fascination Carnival Cruise Lines |
USA Today reports lost power Wednesday for several hours and was adrift at sea. Carnival says the ship, which sails out of Jacksonville, Fla., had a "technical malfunction" while on the last leg of a five-day voyage that began on Saturday. Power was restored after several hours and the ship resumed travel to Jacksonville. The ship will arrive at Jacksonville today around 10 a.m., roughly three hours behind schedule. The line says the delay would have been shorter if not for tidal conditions. Embarkation for the ship's next voyage, a four-day cruise to the Bahamas, will be delayed until 1:30 p.m. today, the line says. The voyage is expected to depart on time at approximately 4 p.m., the line says. | Engine porblems |
| Infinity Celebrity Cruises |
From a passenger: During our June 18th to June 25 cruise to Alaska There were two major problems. The first in Ketchecan on June 20. We were unable to depart for 5 or 6 hours due to the bridge not able to control the engines. This forced them to skip the Tracy Arm fiords the main reason we took this trip. They gave us a $200.00 credit per stateroom which was an insult. Problem 2 on June 23rd in Skagway an electrical fire caused the power to go out for a few hours during the early seating dinner. They did not keep us informed and we left for the second time. They offered no compensation. This was our 10th cruise and the first bad one. Won't recommend Celebrity. | Fire, Engine problems |
| Norwegian Epic Norwegian Cruise Line |
It has been reported that the ship's arrival into Southampton on Tuesday will be delayed more than seven hours due to a technical issue. The ship is now expected at 5:30 p.m. instead of at 10 a.m. A Norwegian Cruise Line said the problem is a minor technical issue with the propeller shaft. The problem should be repaired in Southampton. The ship was further delayed because the security card system broke down and passengers had to be signed in by hand.Guests on Norwegian Epic’s two-night inaugural cruise on Tuesday from Southampton are now expected to embark at approximately 8:30 p.m. | Propulsion problems |
| Dawn Princess Princess Cruises |
From a passenger: We are on our World Cruise on the Dawn Princess. The ship has suffered a total propulsion break down, at 5;25PM Dubai time. Currently the ship is drifting helplessly in the Gulf of Aden on the way to the Port of Safaga Egypt. The Captain made two announcements stating that the problem was a soft problem and that they were in touch with the technical division head office. Power propulsion was fully restored at 7:44pm but I will keep you fully informed of further developments. Another person writes that the ship can only do 14 knots and will be going into Port Said for repairs. | Propulsion problems |
| Vistamar Plantours & Partner |
BYM Marine and Maritime News reports the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) surveyors today detained the ship at Belfast Docks after numerous faults were identified on board including broken or missing fire doors and failure to maintain the vessel in line with International Safety Management (ISM) code. The passenger vessel had been en route from Invergordon when it docked in Belfast this morning and surveyors boarded the vessel to perform an inspection. In addition to detainable deficiencies there were several further deficiencies including PA systems and emergency lights for liferafts not working. The inspection has now been suspended pending an audit by an ISM auditor. Once this has been satisfactorily completed, MCA Surveyors will once again board the ship and continue their inspection. If they feel that the deficiencies have been rectified the vessel will be allowed to carry on its passage. UPDATE June 5: The BBC reports the ship is expected to set sail on Saturday but the majority of more than 200 passengers, mainly elderly Germans, have already left. The coastguard had said that 10 of the ship's 100 fire doors were faulty. It also said that one of the lifeboat engines would not start. Repairs are continuing on the ship and a further inspection is due on Saturday morning. | Detained in port |
| Deutschland Peter Deilmann Cruises |
Dagbladet.no reports a fire broke out in the engine room while the ship was docked in Eidfjord, Hordalan (Norway). All passengers have been evacuated. The fire, which broke out around 12:30 P.M., was reportedly put out by 4 p.m. Oslo daily paper Aftenposten said the fire flared again half an hour later but was out by 5 p.m. Emergency personnel report the affected engine compartment was isolated by fire doors and crew began fighting the blaze before shoreside firefighters arrived. The ship arrived from Flam and was scheduled to continue to Hamburg at 19:00 tonight. UPDATE: The ship will be towed to Bergen for an assessment of damage. The seven day cruise scheduled for June 25th has been canceled. | Fire |
| Prince Albert II Silversea Cruises |
The BBC reports the ship was impounded for several hours in Portsmouth amid safety fears. One concern was that it was overloaded. The other concern was that senior officers had not had enough rest. V.Ships, which manages the vessel, said although officers had rested, records had been incorrectly recorded. The excess load was also removed. The vessel left for Scotland shortly after 0000 BST on Tuesday, four hours later than it was scheduled to leave. UPDATE June 22: The Portsmouth News reports the ship was overloaded by 100 tonnes and the ship was held for 24 hours. A report released yesterday said investigators found 18 deficiencies, four of which gave grounds for detention. These included the vessel being overloaded to the point the port and starboard 'load line' marks were submerged. The report also says the ship's lifeboats were 'not ready for use'. Other problems found included infrequent staff breaks, three unsafe emergency routes in case of fire, and an air bubble in the ship's magnetic compass. | Impounded |
| Caribbean
Princess Princess Cruises |
From a passsenger: The ship hit the gangway structure and was delayed several hours in departure. I asked why we were were behind schedule and that is what I was told. | Collision with gangway |
| Artemis P&O Cruises |
The Daily Mail reports passengers on a Mediterranean cruise are 'in revolt' after engine problems caused them to miss out on several stops of their voyage. The itinerary originally included ten ports in six countries, featuring Barcelona, Cannes, Rome, Naples, Athens, Istanbul, Kusadasi, Majorca, Valencia, and Gibraltar during a 20-night journey. But technical difficulties forced the ship to abandon the original itinerary and instead call at Rome, Cannes, Barcelona and Palma, Majorca. Passengers have been left furious by the unscheduled changes to the itinerary and have now set up a committee to represent the 1,200 passengers in urgent talks over the disruption of the holiday cruise. One passenger said: 'People are extremely angry and it is not stretching the point too far to say they are in revolt over the way this cruise has been handled. 'Before we left Southampton we received a letter from P&O Cruises advising us we would be missing out Valencia and each passenger would receive £150 to spend on board during the voyage. 'Then, while we were at sea, the bombshell was dropped that due to continuing problems with the ship's fourth engine we would now not be calling at Naples or Gibraltar. 'Some people have paid £2,000 each for this cruise, others made arrangements to meet friends at ports we are not now visiting, and the advertised itinerary has been drastically changed. 'According to a letter we received in our cabins from the captain we will each be receiving a refund of £200 when we are back home.' The P&O Cruises' spokesman said the company has now doubled each passenger's on-board credit from £150 to £300. In a brief statement the company said: 'Due to a technical issue Artemis is operating at reduced speed therefore it has been necessary to make changes to the current itinerary. The ship returns to Southampton on May 16. See April 7 below for a similar incident. | Engine problems - missed ports |
| Norwegian Epic Norwegian Cruise Line |
USA Today reports a fire broke out earlier this week on the 150,000-ton Norwegian Epic at STX France's shipyard in St. Nazaire, France, where the vessel is under construction. The fire broke out just after 11:00 p.m. Monday on the rear of Deck 4, causing damage mostly to the ship's wiring. A full investigation is currently in process to determine the cause and extent of damage, and that the ship's June 24th maiden cruise is still on track. | Fire |
| Ecstasy Carnival Cruise Lines |
KBTX reports earlier today (April 21), at approximately 12.55 pm U.S. central time, the ship was forced to perform a maneuver to avoid an object in the water which resulted in the ship briefly listing to the port side. The object was a large buoy which was adrift and mostly submerged thereby preventing it from being detected by the ship's radar. The Carnival Ecstasy was on the final leg of a five-day cruise that departed Galveston on Saturday, April 17 with stops in Cozumel and Progreso, Mexico. According to a passenger, "The ship was shuddering. Just shake shake shake and that's when all the dishes were coming out. It was a mess, it looked like a food fight and that's when everybody jumped up screaming and running trying to get outside ... We thought we were going over. We really thought the whole ship was going to be tipped over ... They had to close down stores, all the glass went flying and it broke the glass on the outside of the liquor store." She said the ship was tilted for 10 minutes, enough to empty the pool. "People were crawled all over everybody and screaming and it was horrible and we finally got out to hang on the side of the balcony railing because it was tipped so much, if you didn't, you'd be sliding back into the restaurant." Subsequent reports indicate 60 passengers were treated for minor injuries after the ship listed 12 degrees. | Severe list |
| Pacific Sun P&O Australia |
The New Zealand Herald reports the ship will be tied up in Auckland for at least another week while a faulty engine is repaired. The ship, which should have left last Thursday, has had to stay at Wynyard Wharf after a fault was found in one of its two engines. Work to repair the engine has been going on since then and it will be up to 10 more days before it can leave. Several cruises have had to be cancelled, and all passengers who were to sail on those trips are to get a full refund. A spokesman for P&O Cruises said a decision was made to keep the ship in Auckland after it looked as if any continued travelling would have long-term and potentially dangerous effects on the ship. | Canceled cruises - Engine problems |
| Minerva Swan Hellenic |
From a reader: Just heard that Swan Hellenic's Minerva has broken down in the Mediterranean. The ship had been taken for emergency dry dock in Syros in Greece for engine repair. No a/c or lighting. | Propulsion problems |
| Pacific Dawn P&O Australia |
The Herald Sun reports a pilot averted a possible disaster by bringing the out-of-control ship to a stop before she reached Brisbane's busy Gateway Bridge. The ship lost all power and steering just 70m away from the six-lane bridge over the Brisbane River. Two tugboats got the Pacific Dawn under control, bringing her to a complete standstill 70m shy of the bridge. The ship's captain is investigating what caused the fault, saying he believed a fuse had been affected by a saltwater leak. A spokesman for Carnival Australia, which operates the Pacific Dawn, said the ship had suffered power problems but it was not a major fault and it would set sail again on Saturday afternoon. NOTE: This is not the first time there have been engine problems. See February 15th below. | Near miss - Engine problems |
| Artemis P&O Cruises |
A poster at Cruises.co.uk writes, We have just returned from a Caribbean cruise on Saturday which had to leave out St Barts Island, but gave us £150 spending extra spending money each due to an engine problem. The ship needed the time in getting back to Southamton. Good cruise - old but very good ship and a good size with 1200 guests and easy to meet people. | Engine problems - missed port |
| Caribbean
Princess Princess Cruises |
From a reader: I was a passenger on the Mar 28-Apr 4 sailing. On April 1 (yes April Fool's Day) the ship listed severely as we approached our next port. I was on deck taking a walk when I noticed the side of the ship I was on appeared much higher than the other side. I then noticed water draining from the pools and told my partner to grab his towel and run inside. Bridge called crew to passenger assist stations. Several minutes later the ship righted itself. The Captain later came on the intercom and said there was a steering malfunction and the ship listed 5-9 degrees. Crew accounts say it was much worse. The incident delayed our arrival into port by as much as an hour. There are passenger accounts of dishes falling in the buffet and a wine barrel snapping loose in the wine bar and careening into the Piazza Court on Deck 5. | Severe list |
| Europa Hapag Lloyd |
It has been reported that the ship has developed a problem in one of her four engines and three cruises that were part of her world cruise have had to be cancelled. The ship will now offer a non-stop liner voyage from Singapore to Nice, between May 4 and 21. The 17-night voyage with no stops is being offered from Euros 7,990 per person, with flight out to Singapore from Frankfurt. The passenger load will be limited to about 275 so everyone will get a veranda and there will be no single supplements. The voyage will also be all-inclusive. This special trip has been planned to bring the ship back to Europe after her defective engine has been replaced in Singapore. | Cruises canceled - new
itinerary |
| Explorer of the
Seas Royal Caribbean International |
From a passenger (re: 26 Feb sailing): We have been triggered in writing this as a result of the the cruise line not coming forward themselves. When it occurred we were informed that this was a freak incident. We have subsequently found out that this is totally untrue. It was due partially due to human error that on 2/28 at 4am the ship tilted 45 degrees - Guest lodging on level 3 were under water, the Promenade was a titantic disaster, crew quickly left stations to report to lifeboat staions, tvs crashing, objects in cabins flying around. At 4:30am the Captain addresses the passengers and admitted to "losing control of the ship- but they were back in control" The tilt lasted a good two and a half minutes. Passengers were brought for care while in Puerto Rico. From another passenger: The info on your site about the serious damage and injured pax due to a 45 degree list for 2 minutes is false. I was actually there.....it was a 10 - 12 degree list for several seconds. NO DAMAGE to the ship...NO ONE evacuated in San Juan. The list was due to a 100 MPH wind gust and the wind switched from forward to starboard in seconds. It wasn't a Titanic disaster; just lots of broken booze bottles in the store. The problem was caused by the auto piloy (a computer) which was knocked out for a minute when the wind changed. And another passenger writes: The truth is in the first comment. At the Captains Q&A on 3/3 he and the crew admitted to partial human error (Pilot over compnesated when trying to starighten boat out). Elderly passengers and others were taken to the hospital in San Juan due to this incident. I was there as they were being removed from ship. It did last over 2 minutes (the tilt) -- enough time for me to get clothes/shoes on and to report to lifeboat station. Onboard staff did head to life stations for asistance. The promenade did not "only have broken liquor bottles" -- everything was all over. The staff reacted to emergency response so quickly- they left the vacuum cleaners they were running on and in place. I am not sure what the last comment was - but it leads me to believe they were not quite awake for the whole ordeal. No one mentioned damage to the ship, but friends on Deck 3 outside window cabin knew they were underwater. As per a ship employee- they were told to keep all quiet. That is not fair to the cruising community. Hopefully this is not someone trying to cover up the situation. Did they hear the exasperated Captain making his announcement? Were they at the Q&A where passengers were relentless for the truth of the matter? Editorial comment: You have to decide for yourself which account is correct -- I know which I believe. |
Extreme list - damage |
| Pacific Sun P&O Australia |
Fiji Times reports the ship's scheduled for arrival in Suva on Sunday and Denarau on Monday has been cancelled. ATS Pacific's destination management company manager Sally Cooper said the trip had been cancelled because of mechanical problems on the ship. The cruise is ending early and passengers are being given full refunds plus 25% off a future cruise. | Port call canceled |
| Columbus Hapag Lloyd |
ABS-CBN News reports the ship accidentally bumped a cargo vessel and hit a steel bar while docking at the Iloilo International Port in Loboc, La Paz (Philippines) today. A Filipino crew said their captain did not anticipate the rough current and strong winds, making the ship bump the MV DaeJoo Ace, a Korean vessel that was unloading some National Food Authority (NFA) Rice. After hitting the cargo vessel, it also bumped a steel bar on the docking area. The front part of the cruise ship was damaged. The ship was scheduled to leave Iloilo and proceed to Hong Kong at 7 p.m. Thursday night, but it was delayed because it had to be fixed before it can sail again. Nobody was hurt in the incident. | Collision with ship & pier |
Amorella Via Mare |
Sky News reports more than 1,000 people have been trapped on four ships stuck in ice in the Baltic Sea off Sweden's east coast. The vessels, which were among about 50 ships stuck firm - some for several days - in the thick Baltic ice, have now been freed. The Swedish Maritime Administration and ice-breaking vessels mounted a rescue but were unable to reach the vessels immediately because of gale-force winds around the Stockholm archipelago and the Finnish island of Aland. Speaking before the ships were freed from the ice, a spokesman for the rescuers said: "As soon as they break the ice, it freezes over again." The cruise ships involved have been named as the Amorella, a passenger ferry with 943 people on board, the smaller Via Mare ferry carrying 66 people, the roll-on-roll-off ferry Sea Wind with 32 people and the Regal Star, a cargo ship with 56 people on board. | Stuck in
ice |
| Louis Majesty Louis Cruises |
The Associated Press reports 26-foot waves have crashed into the ship off France, smashing glass windshields and killing two passengers. Another fourteen people suffered light injuries, according to USA Today. It says the accident occurred near the French Mediterranean port of Marseilles as the ship was sailing from Barcelona to Genoa with 1,350 passengers and 580 crew. The victims were only identified as a German and an Italian man. A Louis Cruise Lines spokesman said the ship was hit by three "abnormally high" waves up to 26 feet (8 meters) high that broke glass windshields in the forward section. It is heading back to Barcelona. UPDATE: CNN reports the cruise has been terminated and that the next cruise has been cancelled. The ship is expected to return to service March 14th. The ship is in Barcelona for repairs to be completed. | Massive wave - 2 pax killed |
| Rosella Viking Line |
YLE (Finland) reports the Finnish cruise ship Rosella, run by Viking Line, is one of two cruise ships that got caught in sea ice in Stockholm's archipelago. The ship was unable to reach its destination Kapellskär, and was forced to turn back to Mariehamn at around 10 p.m. Tuesday night. The Swedish cruise ship Birger Jarl was also stopped by ice as it was on its way to Stockholm. It was stuck for around a day before it managed to turn around and also return to Mariehamn. | Stuck in ice |
| Costa Europa Costa Cruises |
Alarabiya reports the ship crashed into a pier in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, killing three crew members (from India, Honduras, and Brazil -- all worked in the galley and were asleep in their beds at the time of the accident) and injuring four tourists. The four tourists, three British women (passengers) and an Italian man (crew), were taken to hospital in stable condition. The ship had arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh from the Red Sea port town of Safaga when it smashed into the pier. It was not immediately clear what caused the accident. The Sun (UK) includes pictures of the damage with its story. It was subsequently announced that the cruise, which began at Dubai and was scheduled to end at Savona was terminated; passengers were disembarked and will be flown back to their destinations. UPDATE: The cruises scheduled for March 4 and 22 have been canceled. | Collision with pier - 3
Deaths and 4 injured |
| Pacific Dawn P&O Australia |
From a passenger: I was a passenger on the ship,when it left Brisbane on the 30th January 2010. We encountered several problems with the ship. There were divers in Hobart when we arrived to undertake ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. We were meant to leave Hobart at 12am and when we awoke the next morning we were still in Hobart. Lack of communication from the Captain as to what was happening was very frustrating. We missed the scenic tour of Coles Bay, Wineglass Bay, due to our very late departure. There was never an apology for that. We had an all day tour booked to Cradle Mountain which we had never been to before. Awoke early had breakfast then an announcement was made that due to our late departure from Hobart we would be arriving late at Burnie. All day tours were cancelled. Very disappointing, but we were fortunate to purchase tickets on another tour. We left Burnie to cross Bass Straight and we were looking forward to our Puffing Billy Train Ride to the Dandenong Ranges the next day. Once again we awoke early, had breakfast and surprise surprise, the Captain made another announcement that during the night there had been an electrical fault in the propeller and the ship had to slow down dramatically. Once again our tour was cancelled, we then had to line up for ages to get a ticket to disembark the ship, what a joke, we were in dock with gang planks. Can you imagine 1700 people all trying to catch a tram into Melbourne to find something to do. Passengers were very angry whilst lining up for their ticket and lots of stories were floating around as to what had actually gone wrong with the ship, they all told me not to be put off by this experience, but to try other Cruise Liners in future. We came back to our cabin one night to find a letter from the Captain, informing us that a $25 credit had been made to our accounts for the inconvenience. Why bother. I had been to Tasmania when I was 19, the 3 places I had not visited were Wineglass Bay, Cradle Mountain and I had never been to the Dandenong Ranges, so I missed out on all 3. I was not impressed. This was my first cruise, I loved the entertainment at night, the food and service was good but the lack of communication from the Captain was disgusting. If he kept us informed of what was happening I think the passengers would not have been so angry. Friends had their toilet overflow, how disgusting, our toilet stopped flushing, and throughout the ship at nightime there were out of service signs on doors all over the place. I don't know if this is normal or not, but hygiene is imperative on a cruise ship. We were told by room stewards that routine maintenance was being performed on our floor that was the reason the toilets were not working. No message was placed in our mail slot to notify us of this. Common sense doesn't seem to be used by those in charge. With reference to the breakdown in Hobart, we were told by staff, SAME PROBLEM AS LAST MONTH IN NOUMEA. A friend has recently been out to the Islands, the ship couldn't come into the dock, the passengers were bused out to Fishermans Island to board, they were told that it was because the steering was broken. |
Propulsion and maintenance
problems |
| Carnival Legend Carnival Cruise Lines |
USA Today reports the ship experienced mechanical probelms causing a seven hour delayed arrival (and disembarkation/embarkation) at Tampa. While the cruise line allowed passengers to make free phone calls to change travel arrangements from Tampa, it did not permit free access to computers, charging sign on fees of $3.95 and pay-as-you-go minute charges of 75 cents - no exceptions. Guests speculated whether an unusual incident that happened as the ship left its last port in Roatan, Honduras on Friday might have contributed to the problem. As the Legend pulled away from the island, it suddenly and momentarily listed to starboard. The ship recovered quickly, and no one thought much about it at the time, though some speculated the sudden pitch of the Legend while leaving Roatan may actually have been caused by the ship touching the channel wall as she made her way to the open sea. February 16: The ship is in Cozumel today (rather than tomorrow; Grand Cayman appears to have been dropped from the itinerary), a port call not on the original itinerary. The change is a conseqeunce of propulsion problems emerging on the last cruise. According to USA Today, the problems only effect the ship's speed -- all other system are functioning properly. | Mechanical problems |
| Isle of Arran Caledonia MacBrayne Ferry |
BBC reports fourteen passengers were brought to shore safely after the ferry crashed into a pier on the Kintyre Peninsula while reversing into the harbour at Kennacraig at about 0930 GMT, after sailing from Islay . The ferry, which was also carrying a few commercial vehicles, hit the pier but no-one was hurt in the incident. A spokesman for the ferry company said early indications were that a mechanical fault was to blame. Engineers are now assessing damage to the pier, which is not thought to be too severe. | Collision with pier |
| Ecstasy Carnival Cruise Lines |
Posters at Cruise Critic indicate that as the ship was docking at Galveston it hit the elevated gangway used to embark & disembark guests. There wasn't much damage to the ship other than scraped paint, but several window panels fell out of gangway. The $1.8 million structure is out of commission for 30 days or more for repairs. The Galveston County Daily News subsequently carried a story. | Collision with pier |
| Carnival Destiny Carnival Cruise Lines |
Cruise Critic reports the canceling of two of the ship's sailings -- and will modify three others -- to allow the ship to dry-dock for repairs to its propulsion system. The dry-dock will take place February 13 through 20. Canceled: A five-night sailing, departing on February 13 and a four-night sailing, departing on February 18, will be canceled. Note: A brand-new, two-night cruise to Nassau has been created, departing on February 20. Modified: A five-night cruise on January 30 will now visit Cozumel and Costa Maya instead of Ocho Rios and Grand Cayman, a four-night cruise on February 4 will visit Cozumel and skip a scheduled call in Key West, and a five-night sailing, departing February 8, will include stops in Freeport (rather than Grand Turk), Nassau and Half Moon Cay. | Itinerary changes &
cancelations |
| Norwegian Gem Norwegian Cruise Line |
From a reader: Just got off the ship. Had broken azipod propusion system when we left new york.. ship was constantly listing and bouncing for five days until fixed in St. Thomas. | Propulsion problems |
| Norwegian Gem Norwegian Cruise Line |
From a reader: It has been reported that Norwegian Gem is experiencing propulsion trouble on her current cruise. This has caused at least one session of drifting without power and missing the call into San Juan. Currently there are no further details as to what the cause is or if it will impact future cruises. | Propulsion problems |
| Georich Phillipine ferry |
Manilla Bulletin reports a Cebu-bound (Phillipines) passenger vessel conked out off Apo Island Saturday night, leaving the fate of 465 passengers to strong winds and waves for nearly an hour before it was towed to safety. The vessel left the port of Dapitan at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday on its way to Cebu. It was set to make a stopover in Dumaguete City but about two hours into the voyage, it experienced a malfunction in its main engine. It was subsequently determined that some parts of the engine were damaged beyond repair. The ship was towed to the Dumaguete port. The ship was scheduled to arrive in Dumaguete at 8 PM but the incident delayed its arrival to 2 AM the following day, Sunday. | Engine failure |
| Atlantic Vision (Marine Atlantic) |
CBC reports an accident this morning has forced the ferry service to remove one of the vessels that operates between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland so a puncture can be repaired. The ship was making its final approach to the dock in Port aux Basques at about 7:45 a.m. NT when high winds smashed the vessel against the dock's fender system causing a puncture in the stern about five metres above the waterline and minor scraping along the tailfin of the vessel. The hole is about the size of soccer ball. The ship has been removed from service while Transport Canada investigates, and a damage assessment is being done to determine how long the vessel will be out of service. | Collision with pier |
| Carnival Splendor (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
The ship collided with the pier at Puerto Vallarta (see here for pics for damage to pier). According to a statement from Carnival, Yesterday morning, at approximately 7:40 a.m., while the Carnival Splendor was maneuvering in the Puerto Vallarta harbor, the ship’s stern struck the tender pier causing some damage to its stern and to that pier. All appropriate authorities were notified. The Carnival Splendor remained docked in Puerto Vallarta overnight while the repairs were completed. Unfortunately because of the delayed departure from Puerto Vallarta, today’s scheduled call at Matazlan has been cancelled. The vessel is now expected to depart Puerto Vallarta this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. and will proceed to its next scheduled port of call, Cabo San Lucas, tomorrow. | Collision with pier |
| Seven Seas Voyager (Regent Seven Seas Cruises) |
From a passenger: Aboard Seven Seas Voyager, Rio-Ft Lauderdale. Captain came on at 9 a.m. Monday, said we'd lost power in a pod overnight; power reduced and skipping port call in Antigua in order to reach San Juan as early as 9 a.m. Tuesday to investigate. We experienced a similar delay this time last year, and the ship had major pod damage last spring. UPDATE December 18: We limped into Port Everglades this morning at 7:45 on three pods. Ship was scheduled to turn around with a full load of 700 pax for a holiday cruise, departure scheduled for 5 p.m. but maybe later as weather has delayed flights all over the South. Bottom line, if the pod problem was identified in San Juan, it was not fixed. | Propulsion problems |
Wonderful Star |
Safety at Sea International reports a ferry involved in a collision with a ro-ro in the Philippines is being towed to port today. The collision endangered 519 ferry passengers at Cebu late on Tuesday, but no serious injuries were reported. The Roble Shipping-operated ro-pax Wonderful Star and the Gothong Lines-owned, 15,439gt ro-ro Subic Bay 1 were both heading into the narrow Mactan channel, under the first Mactan-Mandaue Bridge when the 1,297gt ferry grounded. | Collision |
| Norwegian Dawn (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
Associated Press reports the ship temporarily lost power off the coast of Puerto Rico. A Norwegian Cruise Line news release says the ship lost power at 9 a.m. Friday about 95 miles off the north coast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The United States Coast Guard and local authorities were notified immediately. The cruise line reports that all guests on board were safe and secure. Power was restored later Friday, and the ship was back under way. It was expected to arrive in Miami as scheduled on Sunday. The ship departed Miami last Friday, making stops throughout the Caribbean. UPDATE: Jackson NJ Online reports passengers on board say the ship completely lost all power and Coast Guard ships and helicopters were dispatched to the scene. All activities on board the ship were cancelled Friday and the ship is headed to the port of San Juan in Puerto Rico, not Miami, this morning. Passengers were told they would have to make accommodations to return to Miami, but were offered a 70% discount and credits of 50% on future cruises. NCL also offered to pay for hotel accommodations and airfare. During the power outage, the more than 2,000 passengers on the ship had no access to running water, electricity air conditioning or toilet services in the hot Caribbean. The current temperature in San Juan is partly cloudy 85 degrees with 67% humidity. Guests have been asked to conserve water because the ship has limited capacity to produce new fresh water. | Engine failure |
| Silja Europa (Silja Line) |
Monsters and Critics reports the ferry with almost 1,700 people onboard was to be towed to the Finnish port city of Turku on Monday due to problems with its rudder system. The rudder system failure was detected Sunday when the ferry was en route from Stockholm to Turku. The ferry is currently in the archipelago of the Aland Islands, located in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden. The ferry operator said the engines were working and the ship was maneuverable. The ferry's scheduled departures Monday and Tuesday were cancelled and tickets were refunded. UPDATE: It was subsequently announced that all departures have been canceled until at least December 1, while repairs are undertaken. | Rudder system failure |
| Brilliance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
From a passenger: We're onboard the Brilliance of the Seas in Barcelona - we were due to depart tonight at 7pm but due to the ship arriving late after a storm ( number of windows in deck 3/4 broken ) - which can't be repaired until early afternoon tomorrow we're confined to port - The ship is in touch with Miami at the minute - we were due to be in Cannes tomorrow but its cancelled !! UPDATE: We're due to sail around noon -- crew worked throughout the night on the repairs - they have penciled Cannes in on one of our last sea days. According to Cruisecritic poster 35 cabins were damaged. | Delay - damage in storm |
| Saga Ruby (Saga Holidays) |
The Daily Mirror reports the ship hit a concrete bollard while berthing in New York, and had to have emergency repairs to a hole in the bow before setting off back to the UK. When the incident happened, a pilot was on the bridge. The ship appeared to turn too fast into her own berth. Captain Philip Rentell threw the engines into reverse, but it was too late to avoid a collision. Saga issued a statement: "On Saturday at 07:43 hrs Saga Ruby was turning into Manhattan, west side, Pier 88 berth 1 and during the swing the stem touched the end of the pier shore bollard. This was a light touch so customers would not have been aware that the ship had touched the berth - so no injuries, just embarrassed pilots ! "Clipping the bollard caused some minor damage to the stem plate so we moved the ship to the Liberty Cruise terminal in Bayonne for repair. Passengers have enjoyed the extra day In New York and we plan to sail later today once the repair is inspected." Ruby's next scheduled voyage is a 14-night cruise to the Canaries, currently scheduled to leave Southampton on October 22. The itinerary will have to change, but Saga are waiting to see whether she will be one or two days late getting home before announcing changes. | Collision with pier |
Carnival Legend |
USA Today reports the two ships collided in an incident that has left both vessels damaged. Carnival says the 2,124-passenger Carnival Legend had just untied from its berth at the popular Mexican resort town when it was caught by heavy winds and pushed into the 2,446-passenger Enchantment of the Seas. "Extremely strong winds pushed the vessel up against the side of Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas," the line says in a statement to USA TODAY. "The (Royal Caribbean) ship was at dock when the incident occurred. The Carnival Legend sustained broken glass and other minor damage to some open deck areas." A Royal Caribbean spokeswoman said the Enchantment suffered what appears to be minor damage to the stern of the ship and some railings. Spokespeople for both lines say they have received no reports of injuries on board their respective ships resulting from the incident, which occurred at about 6:15 pm central time. Both lines say the damage to the ships is not serious and the vessels will proceed with their current itineraries. The Enchantment of the Seas is on a five-night Caribbean cruise out of Ft. Lauderdale. The Carnival Legend is on a seven-night Caribbean cruise out of Tampa. NOTE: Click here for two pictures of Enchantment of the Seas sent by a reader. | Collision |
| Aurora (P&O Cruises) |
From a passenger: Aurora suffered
a loose starboard anchor during Atlantic crossing, night of Sept
3rd/4th, requiring ship to stop and haul it back up into its housing
and securing. On the same cruise, while leaving New York berth, Sept.
8th, no. 2 bow thruster burned out, causing loss of power with tugs
required to return ship to berth. Failed thruster was isolated by ships
staff (1 of 3). Lloyds assessor inspected and allowed ship to
continue to Newport RI, 5 hours late. During homeward voyage the final
port of St John's was missed due to high winds in the area south of
Newfoundland. Aurora encountered force 12 winds for a time. Note:
4 of 17 planned port calls to St. John's, Newfoundland have been
cancelled this year, ostensibly because of weather conditions (Eurodam
August 22, Auror September 18, Crown Princess September 20, Norwegian
Jewel September 26). |
Mechanical problems - missed port |
| Antarctic Dream | SvalbardPosten (Norway) reports the ship, while coming alongside the quay in Longyearbyen this morning, collided with the smaller passenger vessel Langøysund. No persons were injured. While the crane operating the MOB boat on Langøysund was damaged, there were only minor signs on Antarctic Dream after the collision. According to Antarctic Dream’s captain the engine did not respond as it should when he tried to go astern. The Norwegian Maritime authorities are in Longyearbyen and will consider the damage on the vessels. They are unable to say whether Antarctic Dream can sail from Longyearbyen as planned at 1700 this afternoon, but most likely they will. Langøysund’s trip (daytrip) was cancelled today. | Collision |
| Princess Sophie | Novinite (Sofia News Agency) reports more than 150 passengers and crew have been safely rescued from a burning cruise ship near Novi Sad, Serbia. Bulgarian River Shipping Jsc said sailors on the Bulgarian vessel Nayden Kirov helped evacuate passengers from the river cruise ship that caught fire Friday night on the Danube River. The cruise vessel was anchored on the Serbian side of the Danube River when the fire began. The cause of the blaze was not reported. The sailors-turned-rescuers also helped Serbian firefighters extinguish the blaze as the Bulgarian vessel had to be used as a firefighting platform. No injuries were reported, but the rescued passengers reportedly received assistance from ambulance workers. |
Fire |
| Zenith (Pullmantur Cruises) |
The Local (Sweden) reports all passengers were evacuated (two crew members were sent to hospital for smoke inhalation) when the ship had a major fire while docked at Stockholm. The newspaper reports some passengers jumped into the water from the ship. It is not known where the fire began (other than in the stern of the vessel) or the full extent of damages - one report says the fire was caused by a welding torch. There was considerable smoke coming from the ship even after the fire was extinguished. UPDATE: The ship sailed at 5:30 AM on August 19th (it had been scheduled to leave yesterday evening). One crewman was released from hospital this morning, and the other is expected to be released later today. The fire had been sparked by welding on a lower deck. Apart from smoke, there was no damage to the ship. UPDATE: Swedish morning newspaper Dagens Nyheter confirmed that the fire was started by two welders doing work at the front end of a lower deck. The two men unsuccessfully tried to bring the fire under control themselves and ended up going to the hospital for smoke inhalation. | Fire |
| Atlantic Vision (Marine Atlantic) |
CBC reports a Marine Atlantic passenger ferry heading to Newfoundland returned to North Sydney, N.S. after a fire broke out on board. Fire was reported in the ship's thermal heating unit shortly after it set sail for Port-aux-Basques at 6 a.m. AT. It returned to port an hour later. The fire, which was confined to the boiler room, has since been put out. There have been no reports of injuries. The ferry will be out of service for at least 24 hours. | Fire |
| Avalon Tranquility (Avalon Waterways) |
Nachrichten reports the riverboat collided with the tall ship Schoenbrunn, a 1912-built paddlesteamer, while it was maneuvering in Linz on the Danube River in Austria. Damage to the Schoenbrunn was extensive -- it will be out of service for up to 12 months; damage to the riverboat was minimal. | Collision |
M/S Gotland |
Safety at Sea International reports the officers of two Swedish ferries that collided today near Stockholm harbour in thick fog are to be interviewed by police. The ships collided about 1100 local time. Rescuers said at least 12 people were injured, with five of them sent to a hospital; 1,338 passengers and 76 crew were aboard the larger M/S Gotland, which had a 30cm hole in its hull, according to passengers. The smaller HSC Gotlandia 2, with 532 passengers and 19 crew onboard, was reported seriously damaged, including a huge hole torn at the height of the passenger seating area. The vessel has been declared operationally safe and will be sent to a repair yard. A passenger aboard M/S Gotland told the newspaper: "The whole boat shuddered and we started swinging back and forth." Passengers on the smaller ferry reported a huge bang, quickly followed by sirens, then a din of falling and crushing structures all around them. A police officer said its starboard side was completely smashed. Reports from passengers on the smaller ferry indicated that it had been trying to avoid another large ship emerging from Nynäshamn in thick fog, which caused it to veer into the path of the oncoming M/S Gotland. See also The Local (Sweden's News in English). | Collision |
| San Ramon de Bohol (Lite Shipping Corp) |
Philippine Daily Inquirer reports ore than 200 passengers and crewmen have been stranded at sea for five hours now after one of the ferry's navigation wheels (timon) got stuck, one of the ship's owners said. The ferry left Cebu City port at 10 p.m. Sunday and was expected to arrive here at 3 a.m. Monday.Te ship was is seven nautical miles off the coast of Carcar, Cebu and Cabilao Island, Bohol. The shipping line has decided to call up one of its ferries, Lite Ferry 1, from Siquijor to rescue the passengers, but it has to pass by the Cebu City port to load food for the stranded passengers and crew. Passengers are expected to arrive in Tagbilaran by noon. | Stranded at sea (ferry) |
| Oceanic (Peace Boat) |
The New York Post reports the ship (with 848 passengers) was detained after Coast Guard inspectors found a small hole in the ship's hull during a routine safety inspection. About a gallon of water per hour was coming into the ship, according to the Coast Guard. An additional 16 safety violations were cited. The ship arrived from Iceland and is due to leave tomorrow for Venezuela. Repairs are expected to be completed by then. Update June 28: Newsday reports the ship is expected to be taken to a New Jersey dry dock for repairs; the ship's passengers will be taken to Atlantic City hotels. The cruise is expected o resume July 1.Update: The ship left Bayonne July 2nd. | Detained - Hole in Hull |
Crown Princess |
From a reader: My friend is on board the Crown Princess Mediterranean Explorer itinerary. She emailed me this morning with the following information: "Yep- we heard it from the head of passenger services - there was a fire on board this morning.
We heard an announcement that said "immediate containment in room---" Later we were in the Sky Walker lounge and the head of passenger services was there to chit chat again and he volunteered the information. Story is- woman smoking in her room was collecting her ashes in a napkin and wrapping them up to put in the trash can. Destroyed her room. She is being escorted off tomorrow and charged for the repair of the room. He then told us about the sensors to pick up candles and then smoke!! The sprinklers do more damage than fire." Note - This clarification was offered by another reader: I was disturbed to read the last sentence. Being a firefighter, sprinklers SAVE LIVES, and protect property. When a sprinkler is activated, it contains the fire until firefighters arrive, then the sprinklers must be turned off at a reasonable timeframe, usually when the firefighters with hoses have contained the blaze. So the sentence, they cause more damage is just wrong! Note: Many cruise ships have fog nozzles rather than sprinklers in the main
crew/passenger areas. These are just as effective, but cause less damage should
they be activated. |
Fire |
| Royal Princess (Princess Cruises) |
Cruise Critic reports a fire broke out in the engine room at 8:10 p.m. local time on Thursday as the ship was departing from Port Said, Egypt. A statement from Princess says that passengers aboard were called to their muster stations and fire teams were deployed. All 733 passengers and 393 crewmembers have been accounted for, and there have been no resulting injuries onboard the ship, which is currently in the middle of a 12-night Holy Land sailing from Rome to Athens. Royal Princess is currently anchored off the coast of Port Said. Princess spokeswoman Karen Candy said there is no word yet on whether the incident will delay any of the ship's remaining calls in Ashdod (Jerusalem), Haifa, Kusadasi or Patmos Island. The ship is due in Athens on the 25th. UPDATE: Princess Cruises released the following statement: In order to fully assess the impact of the engine fire that occurred earlier this evening, we plan to bring Royal Princess back into Port Said, Egypt tomorrow. The assessment process includes flying various technical experts and regulatory authorities to the ship for a complete inspection, and they should be arriving onboard by tomorrow evening. So while our own assessment will occur throughout the day tomorrow, we expect the full assessment to be complete on Saturday. This means Royal Princess will be spending Friday and Saturday in Port Said. UPDATE June 19: Princess reports that the current cruise and the next cruise (June 25) will be cancelled because damage is greater than initially thought. Passengers on both voyages will receive a full refund of their fare, plus a future cruise credit equal to 25% of the cruise fare paid for these sailings. | Fire |
| Maasdam (Holland America Line) |
Posters at Cruise Critic report the ship tilted sharply to the starboard side while on the St. Lawrence Seaway at about 9:45 PM. Things in my stateroom slid and crashed. I understand the china and glasses in the dining room ended up on the floor (just as they were serving the baked Alaska). Another poster says s/he was with an officer that night and was told that his department was heavily damaged. He said it was caused by the pilot error and the captain was on the bridge at the time and took command of his ship. The captain saw a sand bar coming on the sonar and took action to avoid a mishap. We saw much damage in the dining room and heard the bars had some damage. I hear a bill will be sent to the pilot and hope they have good insurance. Now a few minutes later we did pass by a cargo ship very closely and wonder who was driving that evening on the river. | Severe list |
| Sea Cloud (Sea CLoud Cruises) |
Panorama News (Gibraltar) reports there was a fire onboard a cruise sailing ship at the weekend, as the ship sailed out of Gibraltar. There were 96 passengers on the 'Sea Cloud', which had the fire extinguised by the fire brigade before returning back to the Rock. | Fire |
| Un-named Riverboat | Dutch News reports a cruise ship with 155 American tourists on board collided with two other cargo barges on the Waal river, a tributary of the Rhine, close to Nijmegen. No-one was injured and although the cruise ship was badly damaged, it was declared safe to sail on to Dordrecht. The cruise ship crashed into an oncoming tanker carrying 2,400 tonnes of aircraft fuel during a manoeuvre to overtake another barge. | Collision |
| Greenlines (Dong Song Xanh Joint Stock Company) |
VOV News reports the cruise liner suddenly collided with a mooring buoy during its voyage from Vung Tau to Ho Chi Minh City. The incident left the ship with a huge gash in the buoy but all 79 passengers were evacuated safely. The ship was carrying 79 passengers, including a number of foreign tourists and 5 crew. | Collision |
| Seven Seas Voyager (Regent Seven Seas Cruises) |
The company announced today that the cruises scheduled for April 18 and May 8 have been cancelled so repairs can be made to one of the pod propulsion units (see March 22 below). Guests who joined the cruise in Dubai have been told, if they choose to remain on the ship, that all port call en route to Rome have been cancelled except for Muscat, Safaga, and Aqaba (Safaga and Aqaba notably have high priced shore excursions that yield considerable revenue for the company). According to a passenger: Shortly after checking in at the hotel on Monday, I met a UK couple who showed me the letter they had received from their travel agent early Saturday morning explaining the situation as it seemed then and offering three options for everyone cruising from Dubai to Istanbul: Full refund + $500 future cruise credit; switch to Mariner in Asia a week or two later at no additional charge; continue on with a somewhat curtailed (miss four ports) cruise with a $400 shipboard credit + 25% refund for that segment + 25% future cruise credit. Ha! And that's how things stood until Tuesday night when word began to spread that things were worse than they appeared. Wednesday we were to check out of the hotel and proceed to the ship at 1PM. Once there, we boarded and were shown into the conference and card rooms, and greeted by the captain and various mid-level staff to explain our revised options: Voyager has bigger problems than previously thought. No Istanbul. Only ports will be Muscat, Safage overnight and Aqaba, then onward to Roma for 3-4 weeks of drydock. Grosso problemo. Our choices are: Full refund and they would do their best to rebook air home in same class, tho' it might be 2-3 days before we could get out of Dubai; Mariner in Asia; stay on ship & get 50% refund for 18 days on board + 100% refund for additional days unused + flight home from Rome in same class you came over on + refund of travel insurance premium as future cruise credit. Plus I may be able to get something back from insurance company for cruise interruption (doubtful). Oh, and we have until 3PM -- less than two hours -- to decide. So it began. Everyone has different situations. We explain our situtations to EVP vessel operations who confers with CEO, who is limited by what insurance company will pay line, but he has some wiggle room. He is very nice, but can only go so far. So I chose #3, the best of three bad choices, I guess. So, off we go limping along with one pod. Everyone wants to see Luxor and Petra, and if they announce that they have to cancel one or the other, there will be mutiny. Or at least real lawsuits. Short of the ship actually sinking, it could not be worse. | From bad to worse to horrible |
| Eolos Kenderis 2 (NEL Lines) |
According to GR Reporter the ferry hit the breakwater at the Santorini port at the moment when the crew was trying to dock and to tie the rope to a post on the port. There were 26 passengers and 20 crew members on board and no serious injuries. There is a strong 7 Beaufort wind at the time. The incident, which happened around 09:30 pm, scratched the ship right under the water line. The ship is anchored outside the port and will be examined to determine whether it needs repairs or it could continue sailing. | Collision with breakwater |
| Golden Princess (Princess Cruises) |
From a passenger: Just got back from a 14 day cruise to Hawaii. On Sunday March 22nd just before midnight the ship's main fire alarm sounded off. The assesment crew was sent to the engine room. The Captain came on the PA system and announced a reported fire in the main engine room. The crew was scrurrying around with their life vests on. I went up to the top deck to see the smoke stacks. The ship had slowed down to less than half speed and there was a strange burning smell. About 20 minutes later the Captain came back on and announced that a turbocharger on one of the main engines had blown a seal, set off the smoke detectors and blinded the cameras. Within an hour we were back up to speed again. Also we aborted the port docking in Nawiliwili, Kauai. We were told this was due to high winds although they didnt seem all the high? Some of the crew members confessed that this port is missed about 1 out of 4 times?? Had I known this I might have thought twice about booking this cruise. | Fire |
| Seven Seas Voyager (Regent Seven Seas Cruises) |
According to reports from passengers on board the Voyager, one of the pods was caught in a fishing net. Attempts to release the pod failed. The ship is on it's way to Dubai at a speed of approximately 12-14 knots. The manufacturer of the pod will be joining the ship shortly. The ship is expected to be dry docked in Dubai to fix the pod. In the meantime, many port cancellations have occurred (including Mumbai and Abu Dhabi). There appears to be no media reports as yet on this story. NOTE: There was a similar incident November 26, 2008, when the ship was returning to Fort Lauderdale. It arrived in port a day late because of reduced speeds. | Propulsion problems |
| Costa Europa (Costa Cruises) |
The
Telegraph reports angry passengers confronted the captain in
protest at what they felt was an "unacceptable" offer of compensation
after the ship became beset by engine problems. The two-week "Jewels of
the Indian Ocean" cruise ending February 28 was beset with propulsion
problems. The ship underwent repairs in the Kenyan port of Mombasa,
before
sailing towards Reunion, but passengers said the vessel’s speed
remained "erratic," while others noticed black smoke coming from the
engines. A scheduled stop on Reunion was then reduced to a short
"technical
stop," sparking further outrage before another confrontation allegedly
took place between the crew and passengers. Passengers at one point
staged a sit-in protest and began chanting for the captain, who finally
showed up and
apologised (according to passengers, admitting the cruise had been
‘ruined’. The company initially offered compensation of either an
on-board credit of 300 euros or a 600-euro discount; it later offered
both the on-board credit and discount. Some of the ship’s passengers
have since set up a blog at http://costafailure.blogspot.com/ to
catalogue the alleged problems that occurred during the voyage. |
Propulsion problems -- Near mutiny |
| Aurora (P&O Cruises) |
From a passenger: We broke down - 4 hours after leaving
Sydney the Captain announced there was a major problem
with the port propulsion system (the Port Shaft Thrust Bearing that has
gone). We can only do 13/14 knots and will miss Wellington and Napier,
instead heading straight for Auckland. Instead of 2 days it will take 4
to get there. Experts are flying to Auckland as the repairs cannot be
done at sea. There's a general downturn in the atmosphere... big
difference in comparison to yesterday leaving Sydney after having 2
amazing weeks in Australia. Some staff on board are already aware that
we are staying in port for at least 2 days. Possibly
longer. No need for a dry dock or anything as the bearing can be
replaced internally. |
Propulsion problems -- Delayed |
| Costa Romatica (Costa Cruises) |
Merco
Press reports the ship is anchored seven miles off the Uruguayan
sea resort of Punta del Este after having suffered last night a brief
blackout caused by a fire in the generators room. It was traveling from
Rio do Janeiro where it left February 23 and was expected to reach
Buenos Aires early morning today. According to a release from Costa
Cruises the blaze was rapidly contained with no risk for passengers,
crew or the vessel. Travelers were immediately informed of the incident
and electricity was immediately restored with emergency equipment. A
team of Uruguayan experts with the support from the local Coast Guard
are currently assessing the extent of the damages and helping with the
repairs. The vessel is expected to resume its schedule this evening.
Most passengers on board are Brazilian, Argentines, Chileans and
Mexicans. Update: The Earth
Times reports 1,429 passengers and 590 crew members were
evacuated after efforts to repair the generator were unsuccessful.
Those on board were evacuated in boats to the resort town of Punta del
Esta about 13 kilometres from where the ship had anchored and about 120
kilometres east of Uruguayan capital Montevideo. They were then
transferred to Buenos Aires for flights home. Update: The cruise scheduled to
depart February 26 has been canaceled given the need for repairs. As
reported at Cruising
Talk, passengers on that cruise were put up in hotels paid for by
Costa which is in the process of arranging an alternate vacation at a
land-based resort through March 12, when the cruise would have ended.
Those who do not want to take the resort option will receive a refund
of the amount paid and full assistance with their onward travels,
whether they booked their original air arrangements on their own or
with Costa. All guests on the canceled sailing will also receive a
credit equivalent to 50 percent of the fare paid (for the cruise only)
valid toward a future Costa cruise through December 31, 2010. |
Fire -- Ship evacuated |
| Ecstasy (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
From Cruise
Critic: At 2:30am I got a wake
up call that I did not request....I woke up to the fire alarms going
off. I got up and immediatatley smelled smoke, I heard yelling in the
hall. I opened my cabin door which was E189 on the Empress Deck and
there was a lady in her undies yelling that the ship was on fire and
for us to evacuatate. I got dressed, grabbed my purse, sail and sign
card and my life jacket. There
was NO crew members anywhere to be seen! No one telling us if the fire
was up or down, foward or aft. All I knew was that the Deck was hazy
with smoke and that the smell was horrible. I ended up following others
up to the Atlantic Deck to our muster station. Still no crew. It was
more then 15 minutes after arriving at the Starlight that the first
crew member showed up. She just told us basicly to shut up and sit
down. An elderly lady was injured during the movement and another had
an asthma attack due to all the smoke. I called Carnival and spoke with a sup. I
was told that it was a small fire (how small I dont know, it did cause
quite a bit of smoke and several cabins on that deck were not available
to their occupants for at least 3 hours and at least one passenger had
to be moved - I was in line behind her at the pursers desk - and one
couple in line to disembark were not allowed back into their cabin
right away and thier carpet was soaking wet). Carnival is stating that
they are trying to keep it quiet. I suppose it would be bad plubicity.
So I suppose that is why there are not any reports about it. Finally the crew started showing up with
medical help. I do not know for sure who or what started the fire, but
I was told that some guy set towels afire in his cabin. I did see
someone (a male) being arrested before debarkation and being led away
in hand cuffs off the ship by Customs agents. |
Fire |
| Legend of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
A poster at Cruise
Critic reports the ship pulled in to Key West this morning due to a
faulty azipod. The azipod was leaking oil into the water and was
ordered into port by the Captain of the Port. She is moored in Key West
with a boom around her. Repairs were completed by the evening and the
ship was again on its way. |
Oil leak from azipod |
| Holiday (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
WWLP-TV in Mobile reports the ship's cruise ending yesterday dropped the port
call at Progreso due to technical problems. Passengers said Carnival
knew about the problems before they even got on board. Carnival handed
the boarding passengers a letter letting them know there was a problem
with the cruising speed so they'd only be stopping at Cozumel. Some
passengers said even the locals in Cozumel knew the boat was having
problems weeks ago. "All the locals telling me, don't get on that boat,
the boat broke," said one passenger. "I said the boat is broke? How
long has it been broke? They said for about three or four weeks," he
said. The ship arrived late (12:30 PM) in Mobile; as a result the
following cruise left late (9:30 PM). It, too, dropped its port call at
Progreso. |
Propulsion problems |
| Explorer of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
The Miami
Herald reports the ship was leaving Samana, Dominican Republic, on
January 29 when a propeller on one of the ship's engines struck an
unidentified object and was bent. The 11-day cruise skipped its last
port call in Labadee, Haiti, and returned to Cape Liberty, N.J., on
February 1. The present cruise skipped its port call in San Juan,
Puerto Rico, and is now en route to St. Thomas, where divers will
repair the propeller today. The St. Thomas port call has been extended
six hours to 11 p.m. Thursday. From a
passenger: The incident occurred at dinner time and vibration
was noted by several people. We were well within the buoyed channel. We
were compensated $ 100 per person by the line and extra activities were
planned by the crew. On the 30th, the ship stopped near Turks and
Caicos and allowed to drift for over an hour while divers were sent
down. They inspected and photographed the propeller and then came back
on board. I am a radio enthusiast and heard them say there was damage
to the blades. We then proceeded home at reduced speed. |
Damaged propeller |
| Stena Voyager (Stena Line) |
The
Herald (Scotland) reports 156 passengers and 23 crew members were
stranded onboard after a lorry broke free and burst through the cruise
ferry's rear door shortly after it set off from Stranraer, Dumfries and
Galloway. The ship was forced to head back to port with the lorry
hanging out of the back. But passengers and crew were not able to
disembark because the ferry could not berth, leaving them stuck on
board for a whole day. They were subsequently removed from the ship to
shore one-by-one by a fire service cherry picker. The lorry was later
lifted from the vessel, finally allowing the ferry to dock at the
harbour and the other vehicles to be removed. The lorry was a
tanker carrying non-hazardous ferrous sulphate powder and none of the
substance had leaked. |
Accident |
| Golden Princess (Princess Cruises) |
Associated
Press reports that a commercial fishing vessel nearly collided with
the cruise ship in Los Angeles harbor's main channel. A Coast Guard
spokesperson said a 31-foot-long fishing vessel "erratically" crossed
within about 30 feet of the front of the cruise ship as it entered the
harbor. The incident is under investigation. Federal law prohibits
vessels from coming within 200 yards in front and 100 yards behind or
to the sides of a cruise ship that is moving. |
Near collision |
| MV Barranda (Tourist Yacht) - Ecuador |
News
Agency Trend News reports a yacht carrying 15 tourists caught fire
near Ecuador's national park on the Galapagos Islands but caused no
injuries. The fire broke out at about 1:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) on Bartolome
Island of the Galapagos Archipelago. All 15 tourists aboard were
immediately evacuated by another two tourist ships near the scene. UPDATE: The
Telegraph reports passengers had to go into the water and wait 30
minutes to be rescued. Shortly before the evacuation they had been told
the waters were known to be shark-infested. |
Fire |
| Pacific Dawn (P&O Australia) |
From a reader: The
ship was due in Sydney this morning (around 7am, Sydney time) however
it is experiencing engine trouble and will not arrive in Sydney until
at least 5pm ... some ten hours late. The next cruise was due to
depart Sydney at 4pm, however passengers are being told to not
turn up at the wharf until 9pm. |
Engine problems -- Delayed debarkation |
| Arcadia (P&O Cruises) |
Cruising
Talk reports that the ship had an extended stay in Barcelona due to
a mechanical problem during the current cruise. One report said it was
the pods and another her stand-by generator. Her call at Vigo was
cancelled and passengers have received £100.00 in compensation.
She is due to arrive in Southampton about 06.00 hrs on the 5th January
2009 and expected to sail for Palma at 17.00 hrs. UPDATE: The ship arrived in
Southampton early, however its departure was delayed. This
Is Hampshire reports that a problem had developed with the vessel's
emergency electrical back-up system forcing the ship to stay in port.
The spare parts are being flown to Southampton from Italy. P&O
Cruises says, "The situation is still being assessed but it is hoped
that the ship will leave later today." |
Engine problems |
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| Antarctic Dream (Antarctic Shipping) |
The ship was scheduled to leave port yesterday evening, but didn't leave until this morning. Water pressure at the port has been really low, and they have been using the firemen's truck to supply the small ships. Prior to arrival at Ushuaia, the ship has been operating with two of its three engines for the past two weeks (one engine is not operating) and is cruising at reduced speeds (as little as half its usual cruising speed) -- it does not appear the problem has been repaired and what impact this has on the itinerary and whether the ship's safety is affected. | Engine problems -- Delayed departure |
| Grand Princess (Princess Cruises) |
Antigua
Sun reports the the ship diverted to safe harbour, anchoring
outside English Harbour. It had to be diverted to that part of the
island because it was having problems with its bow thruster. Due to
this mechanical problem, the ship had to be anchored and the cruise
line made the choice of securing the ship in the safe port of English
Harbour considered much more sheltered than St. John’s. The decision
was also made on the basis that the prevailing high gusts of winds
being experienced in Antigua required that the ship, its passengers and
crew go to the safest position which is in English Harbour’s sheltered
bay. |
Thruster problems |
| Lyuba Orlova (Quark Expedition) |
The ship reportedly had to cancel four trips due to a mechanical problem. There was leak on the cooling for the engine, and the Argentinean Port Authorities did not authorize it to sail. Later, after the repairs had been done, they could not sail because of some inspection problem. They proceeded to change their flag to the Cook Islands, and managed to sail on their first trip of the season today. | Mechanical problems |
| Queen Victoria (Cunard Line) |
It has been reported that the ship suffered significant
problems during her last cruise. Naples was missed due to bad weather.
A list of about 7 degrees developed causing crockery & glassware to
fly off shelves, one of the counters in the Lido started to give way
but was held back by staff. On the last night of the cruise the ship
came to a dead stop after a temporary engine failure. Emergency
lighting was working but it took some time to get the engines to
restart. |
Severe list -- Propulsion problems |
| Pride of Hull (P&O Ferries) |
According to the
BBC, the ferry was left drifting 50 miles (80.5km) from port after
an engine fire broke out. It was returning from Rotterdam to Hull when
the blaze started at about 0530 GMT. Staff on the vessel, which had
several hundred passengers and crew on board, quickly extinguished the
blaze, during which time the other engine was shut down. No one had
been injured and the ferry was due to arrive in Hull later in the day. |
Fire |
| Sea Wind (Tallink Silja) |
Helicopters have evacuated passengers from a cargo ferry in
the Baltic Sea after a fire broke out in the engine room. All 11
passengers were flown to the nearby port of Mariehamn in the Aland
Islands, while the 28 crew members put out the fire. , Robin Lindstrom
from the Turku Rescue Centre said on Tuesday. The ship was en route
from the south-western Finnish port of Turku to Stockholm, Sweden, when
a fire broke out in the engine room at about 2.40am Tuesday (1140
AEDT). The ferry suffered severe fire damage. |
Fire |
| Zuiderdam (Holland America Line) |
A reported has been received that a small fire - believed to
be electrical - was reported overnight on the 30/11/2008. It was
quickly dealt with and no injuries or damage has been reported. |
Fire |
| Seven Seas Voyager (Regent Seven Seas) |
Cruise
Talking reports the ship has a problem with her propulsion system.
She reportedly snagged fishing nets and is running slower than normal
due to the damage done. Arrival in Ft. Lauderdale is delayed one day to
December 2nd on the current transatlantic crossing. RSSC are sorting
all required air changes free of charge and all passengers on the
current cruise are receiving $400 each towards a 2009 cruise. The next
cruise will be losing a port, which one is unknown at present but
passengers will be compensated accordingly for the late start of the
cruise and the missed port. FROM A
PASSENGER: We are ticketed
for the now-delayed Dec. 1 cruise on the Voyager out of Port
Everglades. We were contacted yesterday and they told us about the
fishing nets, etc. We are being put up at the Hyatt Pier 66 near the
port and will board about noon on Dec. 2, they say. We are disappointed
to miss a day at sea, of course, but the compensation seems fair to me. The dropped port is the
furthest away, Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala. Port times have also
been rescheduled and in some cases, Cozumel in particular, shortened. |
Propulsion problems -- Delayed arrival & departure |
| Costa Concordia (Costa Cruises) |
The Malta
Independent and Times
of Malta report the ship hit the dock in Palermo harbour as a
result of a storm that has hit the central Mediterranean over the past
24 hours. The bow was damaged, some passengers were shaken, but no
injuries were registered among the
passengers and crew. Repairs were undertaken after the ship was firmly
docked. Here are some
pics of the damage. |
Collision with pier |
| Imagination (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
A reader at Cruise
Critic posts: Yay! Just home
from the 4 night imagination cruise this week to key west and cozumel.
Had a minor crash that left a huge dent and needing some paint touch up
on the front side of the ship. Couldn't see it much in Cozumel but saw
it clearly as possible when de-embarking today. Cruise director tania
said everything was ok, no major damage to vessel (Of course they will
say that if the ship runs good and no issues mechanically)... but look
at the outside! I'm sure the new white paint will hide it good tho -- Click Here for pics |
Collision with pier |
| Boudicca (Fred Olsen Cruises) |
Cruising
Talk reports the ship sustained minor damage to her
bow whilst in Barbados. The port authorities were shifting her to
another berth to allow for Ventura and due to high winds Boudicca
caught another cross berth. The damage caused a 7ft dent which needed
to be repaired before leaving for Castries. She was due to depart on
the 21st but has delayed that til the 22nd to allow for repairs to be
made. See picture here. |
Collision with pier -- Delayed departure |
| Costa Atlantica (Costa Cruises) |
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Bureau issued a report
today regarding a near-missed collision between the cruise ship and a
car carrier (Grand Neptune) on May 15, 2008 in the Dover Strait. The
investigation identified a number of factors related to the decisions
and actions taken by the bridge team on board Costa Atlantica which
contributed to the development of the close quarters situation. The full
report is available online. |
Near collision |
| Eurodam (Holland America Line) |
A blogger reports (here
and here)
that passengers were awakened at 4AM by a fire alarm and the following
over the ship's PA system: "There's not need for concern, ladies and
gentlemen, we've detected a fire in the engine room. No cause for
concern, the ship's crew will be taking care of everything. Fire
crews, emergency response teams, emergency elevator operators, traffic
control teams, hotel manager (and others) all report to your stations,
please." A short time later another announcement was made: "Ladies and
Gentlemen, this is the Captain here. The Fire Suppression System has
done it's job, and the temperature is dropping in the boiler. I'm going
to stop giving you updates now, do please go back to sleep and enjoy an
unworried slumber." |
Fire |
| Sea Princess (Princess Cruises) |
SKN Vibes (St. Kitts and Nevis) reports the ship encountered ‘technical difficulties’ as it attempted to dock at Port Zante this morning which resulted in passengers being ferried to the nearby marina by the ship’s life crafts. Initial reports indicated that there had been a fire onboard the Sea Princess which caused engine damage to the vessel and hindered its berthing. However an employee at the Port explained that the ship developed engine problems earlier today and was drifting out at sea. The individual informed that since there is no tug boat at the pier, the passengers were therefore tendered to the marina adjacent to the Port. A press release issued by the St. Christopher Air and Sea Port Authority (SCASPA) shortly after the incident indicated that the cruise vessel will remain at anchor for the entire day due to said engine problems. | Engine failure |
| Norwegian Dream (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
From a passenger: At about 2:45 a.m. an electrical fire
broke out on deck three in an electrical locker of the ship. It was
enroute to Boston on the final leg of her final cruise as the Norwegian
Dream. Code Bravo deck three 3019 was called over some parts of the
ship including some passenger cabins.The crew responded and succeeded
in extinguishing the fire.The captain explained the situation later in
the day during His regular report to the Passengers. |
Fire |
| Azamara Quest (Azamara Cruises) |
From a passenger: While docked in Chios (Greece)
there was a fire in the ship laundry room. Most passengers were on
excursions at the time. It was reported that 5 local fire engines
responded but were not needed. The fire was contained quickly and it
did not effect the schedule. There was also a problem with availability
of hot water in some starboard forward cabins but it was also addressed
promptly. |
Fire |
| Fantasy (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
A poster at Cruise
Addicts writes at 9:51PM: Hi I
am on carnival fantasy the ship broke down in miss. River. Severe list.
We are drifting. Chairs falling over. Ship is turn we back toward New
Orleans . Sorry I type bad am on my iphone. The anchor is now out and
all outside lights on toward the river. He reports at 12:05AM
that tugs arrived to assist the ship. The ship had just left New
Orleans for a Western Caribbean cruise. UPDATE: Carnival reports there was a
minor technical glitch a few hours after the Carnival Fantasy's
departure as the ship was sailing down the Mississippi River. The
problem was quickly investigated and fixed. The ship resumed sailing
and will arrive in Progreso on Wednesday as scheduled. |
Dead in the water |
| Seven Seas Voyager (Regent Seven Seas) |
The ship hit the quay in Rhodes with her stern, no injuries
but minor damage done to the ship. |
Collision with Quay |
| Spirit of Adventure (Saga Holidays) |
The ship is having a few problems on current cruise -- today
in Kepez, Turkey the ship hit the quay after tug failed and gashed
hull. It was repaired and continued cruise. SUBSEQUENTLY, it had more tug
troubles leaving Yalta on October 14. |
Collission with pier |
| Fantasy (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
A passenger writes: Today
we got evacuated from the
cabin and made to go to the Lido Deck while they put out either a fire
in the crew area or something started by a welder. This ship is not
ready to be on the sea y'all. Really. We had to stay up there for about
four hours. At least that was better than the ones that were ashore in
Cozumel and could not reboard for that time. Fun fun fun. Another Passenger posted the following from
a letter sent to pax after the incident: Our crew was performing a maintenance
function on one of the lower decks. The work involved the cutting of a
large pipe and during this procedure, residue within the pipe became
overheated. This created a significant amount of smoke which then
traveled to areas on several higher decks. There was no fire associated
with this incident and the crew quickly controlled the source of the
smoke. As a safety
precaution, we advised all guests to report to the open deck areas and
we temporarily limited access to the ship via the gangway. We then made
a full assessment of the incident to be sure that there was no safety
concerns. After a complete evaluation, we confirmed that this situation
was under control and there were no safety issues. Guests were then
advised that they no longer needed to remain on the open decks and
gangway access was re-opened. |
?Fire? |
| Andea (Elegant Cruises) |
From a passenger: At about 9PM whilst off the coast of
Albania, the ship suffered a complete power failure: engines and
electricity. We were dead in the water. Emergency electric came on
about 2 minutes later, and the ship was back under way in about 20
minutes. About 5 minutes later, at 9:25 PM another electric failure
occurred. The only announcement made concerning this disturbing
sequence of events was that we were back under way at 14 knots and
might be 15 minutes late into Vlore, Albania in the morning. |
Power failure |
| Discovery (Voyages of Discovery) |
Despite assurances August 20 (see August 9) that engine
problems would be repaired "by the weekend," a safety inspection by
British authorities in Harwich confirmed the repairs have still not
been completed. According to the inspectors, the ship is running on
three engines but she is able to manoeuvre to legal requirements. They
inspected the paper work on the spare parts, and the company making the
new bearing has admitted that they supplied the wrong size. Discovery
hopes to fit the new parts in Lisbon or Nice. NOTE: The ship was also
inspected in Gdynia on Sept 1 where they found seven deficiencies,
including: Fire safety measures (Jacketed high pressure lines), MARPOL
annex I (Oil record book), Propulsion & aux. (Auxiliary engine;
Bilge pumping arrangements; Gauges,thermometers, etc), Structural
safety (Steering gear), and Working spaces and accident prevention
(Obstruction/slipping, etc). |
Engine problems (continuing) |
| Zuiderdam (Holland America Line) |
A passenger reports there was an onboard fire while the ship
was docked at Dubrovnik. S/he returned to the ship at around 1:30 PM,
and during lunch heard a fire alarm. As they tried to return to their
cabin, they found a strong smell of smsoke and instead went to the
Promenade. Upon arrival at the
Promenade we saw that 4 fire trucks arrived and more were beginning to
put the hoses on the boat. About 40 minutes after the initial warning,
the fire appeared to be under control and 10 minutes later firefighters
began to leave. The fire apparently
burned some kind of warehouse and had been burning an hour. The degree
of damage was not known. |
Fire |
| Discovery (Voyages of Discovery) |
It appears the ship is still having trouble. It was out of
action for a fortnight as of July 13, but her 25th July cruise missed
first/last ports of call. The ship was due in Flam today at 9.30am
local
time...It arrived four hours late. This cruise ends in
Copenhagen. According to passengers, the company is still not admitting
there is a problem, but dropped ports inidcate there is. UPDATE August 15: TTG
Live reports a problem with one
of its ships four engines should be fixed soon after it takes delivery
of a new bearing for the engine this weekend. The continuing problem
has prompted criticism from customers on the cruise
networking website Cruising Talk
and elsewhere. UPDATE August 20:
Today's Telegraph
reports the prolem will be fixed this week -- time will tell. |
Engine problems (continuing) |
| Acadia (P&O Cruises) |
It has been reported that the ships is currently running
slow due to a propulsion unit failure. The cruises that are affected
are J817, J818, J820, J821 and J822Y. Passengers booked on these
cruises are being notified of all itinerary changes that are necessary.
Repairs will be undertaken during her scheduled drydock refit in
November 2008. |
Propulsion problems |
| Crystal (Louis Cruises) Lissos (Anek Lines) |
Express (Greece) reports Crystal collided with the ferry Lissos at Piraeus port. There were 955 passengers on board the cruise ship. Only material damage was caused to both vessels and nobody was injured. Lissos was loading passengers and vehicles and was heading for the islands of Chios and Lesvos. Both Crystal, which was on a seven-day cruise in the Aegean islands and Turkey, as well as Lissos, will set sail after their inspection by a Port Authority technical team. | Collision |
| Isle of Inishmore (Irish Ferries) |
The Evening
Herald (Ireland) reports more than 200 passengers on an Irish
Ferries vessel were put
on
evacuation standby as firefighters tackled a blaze that broke out on
board. A boiler room fault triggered the fire that sparked the
emergency on the ferry after it docked in west Wales. All 316
passengers and crew aboard the ferry escaped unharmed. The had arrived
at Pembroke Dock and was about to set sail for Rosslare when the fire
broke out as a result of a fault in the ship's thermal boiler. Members
of the ferry's crew detected the fire while it was still in its early
stages, and immediately shut down the stricken boiler unit. Nobody was
injured during the incident. |
Fire |
| Zenith (Pullmantur Cruises) Aegean Pearl (Louis Cruises) |
The ships collided in Greece's main port of Piraeus causing damage but no injuries. Zenith, carrying 1,819 passengers and 619 crew, hit the Greek-flagged Aegean Pearl as Zenith attempted to tie up in the port. Aegean Pearl was carrying 504 passengers and 349 crew members. Nobody was injured but port authorities were not allowing them to sail until the damage to both ships was assessed. Passengers remained on board as the ships were not in any danger. Aegean Pearl had been scheduled to depart Piraeus Monday morning for a cruise stopping at Mykonos, Kusadasi in Turkey and then continuing to the Greek islands of Patmos, Crete and Santorini. Zenith had arrived in Piraeus after setting off from Venice, Italy, and stopping in Croatia and the Greek islands of Rhodes, Mykonos and Santorini. UPDATE: Aegean Pearl was damaged at deck level on the starboard side -- some of the lifeboats were also damaged. The ship was passed to sail without passengers to Neorion Shipyard on the island of Syros where it is currently undergoing repairs and is scheduled to resume sailing in a week’s time. In the interim passengers booked on Aegean Pearl will be offered similar itineraries on Louis Hellenic’s Aquamarine or Cristal. | Collision |
| Carnival Victory (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
From a passenger: I was just on a five-night Canada Cruise
(July 12-17, 2008). On Sunday night, July 13th we were at the 8:30 show
in the Caribbean Lounge. There were some "explosive" special
effects throughout the show. At the end...at least I THINK it was
the end...a spark ignited one of the speakers in the stage floor. It
was smoking! After a few seconds a crew memeber came out from
back-stage with a fire extinguisher and put it out. It continued to
smoke even more. Evenutally, the lounge was cleared out. The
10:30 show was delayed and the Midnight Comedy show was re-located due
to the "fire". |
Fire |
| Costa Classica (Costa Cruises) & Poesia (MSC Cruises) |
The two cruise ships collided in
the Adriatic Sea near the Croatian tourist town of Dubrovnik, but no
one was injured. According to Croatian media, "Two cruisers collided in
the old town harbour. One of them had to make a full circle around the
isle of Locrum before returning for the passengers waiting in boats."
According to the first assessments, the damage was minimal and the
accident occurred when cruiser Poesia's anchor loosened and caused her
to hit cruiser Costa Classica. Both continued their scheduled itinerary
with no delays. |
Collision |
| MV Ptarmigan (Portage Glacier Tours) |
The
Anchorage
Daily News reports the tour boat, owned by Holland
America Line / Carnival Corporation, struck an iceberg in Portage Lake,
jolting passengers and leaving as many as 10 with minor injuries. The
vessel struck the iceberg after a tourist reported spotting a bear and
the captain swung the vessel around for passengers to get a better
look. The jolt apparently did not significantly damage the ship but two
people were reported to have fallen during the crash, with one hitting
her head on a rail. The rest appeared to have suffered minor bumps and
bruises. |
Collision
with iceberg |
| Norwegian Spirit (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
While docking in NYC (Manhattan) the ship apparently took a
turn too wide and rammed into Pier 90 at 50th St.
and 12th Ave. No one on board was injured. The city Buildings
Department said the accident damaged beams supporting
upper-level parking lots. There is need for reinforcements to be bult,
but there's appparently no danger of a collapse. |
Collision with pier |
| Queen Victoria (Cunard Line) |
The ship, on its maiden call in Malta, hit the quay of the
Valletta Waterfront, denting the stern of the ship. The unofficial
reason for the incident is that the throttles of the 90,000 tonnes
luxury liner got stuck. In a statement later in the evening the Malta
Maritime Authority officially attributed the incident to a mechanical failure in the ship. Carnival Corporation Chairman and CEO, Micky Arison, was onboard the ship when the accident happened. The ship remained in prit for repairs and left the following day, having to cancel its port call in Tunisia. Carnival Corporation is reported to be considering a lawsuit against the port because a Maltese pilot was steering the ship at the time; the local government claims the accident was the result of a mechanical failure on the ship and is the fault of the cruise line. Investigations contiunue. |
Collision with pier |
| Aquamarine (Louis Cruises) |
The ship is heading to the Greek island of Milos for an
emergency inspection after its hull was damaged. The ship with 1200
people onboard suffered a 5-foot (1.5-meter)
gash above the water line. The Associated Press reports the ship
"scraped against a pier" as it was leaving Iraklion (Crete). |
Collision with pier -- Holed hull |
| Queen of the West (Majestic America Line) |
Fire broke out in the engine room while the ship was near
Maryhill, WA on the Columbia River. The fire was quickly exteniguished
but the ship had to be towed to a state part where it was nudge into
the river bank for evacuation of th124 passengers and 53 crew. The only
reports of injury were from crew members who suffered smoke inhalation
while fighting the fire. |
Fire |
| Star Princess (Princess Cruises) |
From a passenger:
There was a fire in the
incinerator room on deck 3 on the Star Princess this morning (Jan 11).
We knew that something was up when the captain called for an assessment
crew for the incinerator room on deck 3. I was at the purser's desk
when a bell sounded an alarm and the captain announced that the crew
was to respond to an emergency. The pursers ran out of the room, the
gift shops closed and we could see the crew with their life jackets on.
In a few minutes the captain came on and announced that a small fire in
the incinerator had been put out. I was impressed with how fast the
crew responded and that the captain let us know what was going on as
soon as he could. The ship left Buenos Aires yesterday and is
en route to Port Stanley (Falkland Islands). |
Fire |
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| QE II (Cunard Line) |
A
cross-channel ferry narrowly avoided a collision with the QE2. P&O
Ferries Pride of Kent had to slam on the breaks when the cruise liner
failed to give wat at sea off the Dover coast and sailed into the
passenger ferry's path. A subsequent
investigation
said the QE2 was required to give way; when it became apparent that no
avoiding action was being taken by the QE2, Pride of Kent reduced speed
and allowed the ship to pass 0.6 mile ahead. |
Near-miss of collision |
| Fram (Hurtigruten) |
The ship had engine failure and was without power for about two hours while near Brown Bluff on the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. According to a passenger, the ship suddenly lost power and began to drift straight toward a "towering wall of ice. It bent the railing and a lifeboat was completely crushed." The engine was restarted and the ship headed for King George Island where it will be inspected for damage. A decision will be made then about whether the cruise will continue. | Collision with iceberg |
| Norwegian Spirit (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
From a passenger: There was a small fire in the engine room at around 8:45PM as the ship headed back to New Orleans. The ship was about 140 nautical miles south of New Orleans. The ship was adrift for about 15 minutes as all engines were shut down. The engine shut down caused severe cavitation and “code bravo to the engine room” was announced. Smoke was seen coming from below the smoke stack which smelled like burnt oil. The emergency signal was given but was reported to be a false alarm 1-2 minutes later at which time they announced that there was a small fire and it was under control. About 5 minutes later it was announced that the fire was completely out and we would arrive in New Orleans as scheduled. | Fire |
| Norwegian Dream (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
The ship collided with a barge
being pulled by a tug in Uruguay's main port, sending several
cars and containers off the barge and shutting the port down. The ship
received damages above the water line which do not
appear serious. It will remian in port for repairs. Passengers on
the current cruise, a 14 day around the southern tip of South America,
will miss two ports miss three ports(Port
Stanley, Puerto Madryn and Ushuaia) of
call before repairs are complete; they're being offered alternate shore
excursions before leaving for Ushuaia. There were no injuries. The
harbour remained closed for more than 24 hours, trapping Celebrity
Cruises' Infinity in port and blocking Marco Polo out of port.
Passengers were offered a 50% refund of cruise fare paid in addition to
$150 per passenger ($300 per room) onboard credit. A group of
passengers are demanding greater compensation -- see Merco
Press for more info. See here for
photos. |
Collision |
| M/S Aurora (Nile Cruise) |
Five Egyptians were killed and two wounded when a fire broke
out in the engine room on the Nile cruise ship when it was anchored
near the ancient
Egyptian ruins of Luxor early this morning, forcing the evacuation of
43 French
tourists. The five Egyptians who died were either trapped by flames as
they tried
to extinguish the blaze or drowned after falling into the river. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. |
Fire (Riverboat) |
| Veendam (Holland America Line) |
According to passengers on the 7 day cruise to the Western Caribbean which ended today, there were engine problems that caused the ship to miss two ports: Key West and Cozumel. They did make the port calls at Belize and Guatemala. According to a passenger: Many guests are angry that the ship is experiencing so many problems, in addition to the engine problems, there was floodings, toilets did not work, and water was turned off several times. | Engine problems |
| Jewel of
the
Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
There was a small fire in the laundry room (deck 1 and 2)
that was extinguished within an hour. Passengers were awakened by the
2:30 AM alert to crew, but there was no general call and passengers
were not asked to leave their rooms. Some passengers report seeing
thick smoke venting by the pool on deck 11. Apparently the only
inconvenience, after things were brought under control, was that linens
needed to be re-laundered to remove the smell of smoke. |
Fire |
| Enchantment of
the
Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
The ship apparently had a power failure in the early morning
and was assisted by a tug into Fort Lauderdale at the cruise's end.
Departure of the next cruise, a 4 night cruise with scheduled stops in
Key West and Cozumel, was delayed until midnight and Key West was
dropped from the itinerary. Also, rooms mid-ship reportedly do
not
have air conditioning. UPDATE
November 17 from a passenger: We
made it to Cozumel. Ship has 50% propulsion. They gave each cabin $200
shipboard credit, and 25% of current fare off for future cruise. A lot of upset people, not only at
itinerary change but sporadic A/C. Of the 2,300 cruising, 2,000 are
first time Royal Caribbean cruisers. |
Electrical problems |
| Lirica (MSC Cruises) |
The
ship was damaged in Civitavecchia when strong winds during the
unmooring operation caused it to scrape
the pier. An area between the bow and portside bulwarks was damaged.
The company reported the collision to the Italian Coast Guard and
classification society, and both inspected the vessel to guarantee its
seaworthiness before sailing from Civitavecchia. The ship subsequently
went into drydock November 12 to repair the damage. Its final cruise of
the Mediterranean season was cancelled to accommodate the repais before
the ship sails to the Fort Lauderdale for its winter season. |
Collision with pier |
| Norwegian Star (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
The following was posted by a passenger at Cruise
Critic (the ship is on an 8 day Mexican Riviera cruise to/from Los
Angeles): Well we were at the
pool, got some sun...beautiful day! Went back to our
state room to make some drinks and we were enjoying watching a huge
whale and lots of dolphins..... when all of the sudden the ship tilted! Not a little....ALOT We were listing over and our bar set up and everthing in our room flew on the floor! Including the coffee maker! The ship was finally righted, you could hear passangers screaming. The captian came on and said everything was ok.....he seemed a bit out of breath. Today he made a fomal announcment...something to affect human error...and promised it would not happen again...the waiters were saying they had never had it happen before....plates and food and drinks flying everywhere....visions of the posiden adventure and titanic flashed by me! everyone on board is talking about it. I guess some people were hurt. I don't know all the details....WOW! |
List |
| Stena Voyager (Stena Line) |
An alarm was sparked after a fire broke out on a Stranraer to Belfast ferry carrying about 600 passengers and crew. The fire, in a sealed turbine unit in the engine room, was put out by an automatic system. Life jackets were given to everyone on board in accordance with safety procedures and the ferry continued its journey. Nobody was injured. The incident was brought under control within less than an hour. | Fire |
| Pacific Star (P&O Australia) |
There was apparently a small fire in an electrical panel
that caused a mustering of crew to prepare for a possible emergency.
The source of the smoke/fire was located and brought under control.
(See You Tube) |
Fire |
| Island Star (Island Cruises) |
The cruise was cancelled after engines failed off the coast
of France, plunging the ship into darkness. Passengers were
ferried to shore by the ship's tenders. The ship first
experienced problems as it left Genoa -- emergency repairs were
apparently not enough. The following cruise, scheduled to leave
from Palma on September 29 was cancelled in order to accommodate
repairs. |
Engine failure - cruise cancelled |
| Black Prince (Fred Olsen) |
A 29-night round trip voyage from Liverpool was cut short
following damage to the ship's propeller. Two subsequent cruises
have also been cancelled to allow for repairs. The ship was on
its homeward leg while in the Corinth Canal when it sustained the
damage; the decision to end the cruise was made after divers in
Algeciras found more extensive damage than had originally been
assessed. The ship will proceed to drydock for repairs. |
Damaged Propeller -- Cruise Cancelled |
| QE II (Cunard Line) |
The ship set sail today following a 24 hour delay in
Dubrovnik caused by a mechnical fault. The ship was mid-way
through a two week cruise of the Mediterranean. The round trip
cruise from Southampton began August 31 and will disembark September
15. |
Mechanical problems -- Delayed in port |
| Enchantment of
the
Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
Reported by a passenger: Shortly after leaving Belize, about 4:30 in the afternoon, Bravo Bravo Bravo was called for a room on the 4th Deck (4550-something). From our balcony, starboard all the way forward, we could smell acrid smoke. We were still under pilot navigating the channel through the barrier reef and we came to a stop. Captain Ban immediately made informational announcements and asked our cooperation in keeping the area clear. Shortly thereafter, we started moving again. About 30 minutes later it was announced that the fire was out, and that the area would be reopened as soon as cleanup was done. Later an announcement was made that the fire had started in a closet, and that they were investigating the exact cause - the cabin was not occupied at the time the alarms went off. We passed through that area this morning to debark, and there was still quite a bit of smoke odor, and many persons working in that area. The ship was on a five night western Caribbean cruise departing from Fort Lauderdale. | Fire |
|
( |
The Cypriot cruise ship and an Israeli freighter
collided in
|
Collision |
| Thomson Celebration (Thomson Cruises) & Ocean Majesty (Page and Moy) |
The two ships collided in the Greanger fjord (
|
Collision |
| Mariner of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
There was a fire on deck 0 in the incinerator. Smoke
could be smelled on some decks
but the captain made a quick announcement that they were investigating
and no
one was allowed to smoke until further notice - he came back on to
report that
the fire was completely put out and smoking was now allowed.
There was no
disruption of the cruise, which was on its last night of a seven night
|
Fire |
| HD1 (HD Ferries) |
The ferry collided with a Condor ferry when it
was coming into dock at
|
Collision |
| Aqua Jewel (Alpha Ferries) |
Some 850 passengers were safely evacuated at the
|
Collision |
| Spirit of
(Cruise West) |
The ship collided with a Seattle-based fishing
vesssel, leaving the seiner "dead in the water" with a disabled
steering mechanism. The cruise ship appeared undamaged and
continued on
to
|
Collision |
| Catalyn-D (San Nicolas Shipping Lines) |
Five people died and seven others were injured
when the ferry, en route from
|
Fire |
| Serenade (Louis Cruises) |
The ship was slightly damaged when it grazed the
pier while docking at the Greek
|
Collision |
| Kristina Regina (Kristina Cruises) |
The Finnish passenger vessel collided with a
timber loaded deck barge in dense fog south of Gedser. The barge was
towed by
the tug Pioneer, flying
|
Collision |
| Bellriva ( |
More than 20 British tourists were injured when
the river ship struck a lock on the
|
Collision |
| Seabourn Pride (Seabourn Cruises) |
A message was posted at Cruise
Critic indicating that there is major structural problem on the
ship. When
at Belle Ille (France) yesterday, it was discovered that one of the
|
Marina Door Won't Close
Properly -- Missed Ports |
| Norwegian Star (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
The ship was escorted into the
|
Engine Room Fire |
| M/V
|
Three people were killed and 14 others injured
when an explosion rocked the engine room of a passenger ship in central
Phillipines. The ship, with 513 passengers and crew, had last
left
|
Engine Fire |
| Ryndam ( |
A passenger reports: At about
|
Propulsion problems -- Power Outage |
| Silja Serenade (Silja Line) |
A power failure onboard a Swedish freighter
caused a near miss with the ro-ro/passenger ferry Silja Serenade, as
she sailed
for
|
Near collision |
| Fantasy (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
A barge struck the ship on the
|
Collision |
| Disney Magic (Disney Cruise Line) |
From a passenger (posted at
Disboards): While doing the fireworks during the
Pirates in the
|
Fire |
| Carnival Pride (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
Reports from the ship state the vessel is
experiencing unspecified mechanical problems and has reduced her speed
from 20
to 10 knots, delaying her arrival in
|
Mechanical |
| Millennium (Celebrity Cruises ) |
Experienced an electrical short that provides
power to the ship's port propulsion system. As a result, it has been
forced to
slow down -- reducing cruising speed
from 22 knots to 17. Cancellation of one port -- the Dominican
Republic's
Casa de Campo -- but the ship will make it to San Juan, its next
call, as
scheduled where it is expected repairs will be made. From a
passenger
(14 Jan): We left San Jaun and were told the repair was complete. At
|
Propulsion |
| Brilliance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
The had been a 2.5 hour power failure during the Christmas/New Year's cruise ending today in Miami. According to one passenger, "the ship drifted for that time. Many people in the aft cabins were very concerned that there was a fire as there was considerable smoke. We saw people sitting out in the hallways and some people got up and went down to the centrum" | Power loss |
| 2006 (46 Incidents) | ||
| Norwegian Majesty (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
New Years' cruise scheduled to depart today has been
cancelled. The ship experienced engine problems on the Christmas
cruise
and will remain in
|
Propulsion |
| Dream Princess (Caspi Cruises) |
A 3 day New Years cruise from
|
Mechanical |
| Seabourn Spirit (Seabourn Cruises) |
Passengers report at Cruise
Critic
that there was a small fire before arriving in
|
Fire |
| Ryndam ( |
The ship spent the night anchored in
|
Mechanical |
| Infinity (Celebrity Cruises) |
From a passenger: The pod system failed and we were in
From another passenger: 1. There was a short circuit in the starboard propulsion system the night before we arrived in Lima and we sailed 16 knots instead of 22; 2. We were supposed to arrive in Lima at 06.00 am, we arrived at 18.00 instead; 3. The ship stayed overnight in Lima for a total of 30 hours (till 24.00 hrs the next day); 4. The captain came on the voice system and explained that because of the problem we would not arrive in time in Lima and the result was missing the port of call Arica; 5. Celebrity Cruises compensated us very well (US$ 500.-) shipboard credit per cabin; 6. Most people were very content, (although sorry for missing |
Propulsion |
| QM2 (Cunard Line) |
From a passenger: Leaving
|
Mechanical |
| Seven Seas Mariner (Regent Seven Seas Cruises) |
From a passenger: I just returned from the Mariner
cruise
to |
Propulsion |
| Norwegian Dawn (Norwegian Cruise Line) | The ship made an unscheduled port call at
|
Propulsion |
| Norwegian Majesty (Norwegian Cruise Line) | The ship was delayed leaving
|
Mechanical |
| Radiance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
From a passenger: Just got back from
Radiance of the Seas
|
Fire |
| Enchantment of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
A strong squall of wind caused the ship to drag
its anchor 300 metres before it ran into a moored barge off
|
Collision |
| Norwegian Wind (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
The ship "lost an engine" and had to
skip its port cal at Nawiliwili (
|
Propulsion |
| Thomson Destiny (Thomson Cruises) |
Passengers report that the ship's toilets have not worked for three days and there has been no hot water for 24 hours. A series of blockages in the plumbing system have been blamed for the problem; experts have been dispatched to deal with the problem. | Plumbing |
| Pride of
(NCL |
The ship struck a 2,800 pound navigational buoy
as it left
|
Collision |
| Oosterdam ( |
From a passenger: The broken Azipod was
still not repaired so HAL gave all passengers a $ 25.00 credit as well
as a
glass of wine. Calls at ports were shortened somewhat, especially
|
Propulsion |
| Oosterdam ( |
A fire alarm went off at
|
Fire |
| Freedom of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | According to passengers, the ship collided with a refueling ship as it was leaving Montego Bay. Damage was not significant and following an inspection the ship got underway. The delay lasted approximately 30 minutes. | Collision |
| Jewel of the Seas (RCIl) |
From a passenger:
Bravo, Bravo, Bravo called during
early dinner seating -- area affected is deck
2 midship. The story onboard was that one of the Platters tossed
a lit
cigarette into the trash can thinking it was out. Smoke filled several
cabins
and the automatic sprinklers came on. The captain came on the intercom
three
times to explain what was going on and let the passengers know when it
was
under control. No major damage reported, no injuries. Cruise
Critic: The staff and crew had everything
under control in less than 20 minutes. Seven staterooms had to be
evacuated and people reassigned to other rooms. The rooms mostly
suffered
water damage from the sprinkler system.
|
Fire |
| Seven Seas Mariner (Regent Seven Seas Cruises) |
A passenger reports that one of the ship's
propulsion pods experienced an electrical short and was subsequently
shut
down. Rough weather prevented the technical crew from having
access to
the pod to begin repairs and arrival in
|
Propulsion |
| Celebration (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
After its scraping bottom and damaging its
propeller, the itinerary for the next cruise was altered (
|
Propulsion |
| Enchantment of the Seas (RCI) |
Novedades
(local newspaper) in
|
Fire |
| Carnival Destiny (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
A passenger reports that the ship departed
|
Mechanical |
| Crown Princess (Princess Cruises) | The month-old ship severely rolled (15 degrees)
to one side shortly after leaving Port Canaveral (at
|
List |
| Infinity (Celebrity Cruises) | The cruise was delayed 24 hours while a
short circuit was repaired. According to passengers, however, the
ship is
still having problems with the pod (propulsion system).
|
Propulsion |
| Costa Allegra (Costa Crociere) | The ship's maiden voyage (July 8 -12) from
|
Power loss |
| Statendam (
|
At approx.
|
Fire |
| Seabourn Pride (Seabourn Cruises) | A passenger has posted the following at Cruise
Critic -- the ship is on a 14 day cruise from
|
Storm |
| River Empress (Uniworld) | The river boat hit a bridge on the Danube near Melk at 6
AM. People were tossed out of beds and the dining room was
wrecked. All passengers (111) were evacuated from the boat and
continued their trip by bus to Vienna and Budapest. Several people were
injured and sent to hospitals |
Collision |
| Vistamar (Plantours & Partners) | The ship was impounded on the River Thames in
|
Safety |
|
|
Irate passengers planned protests over skipped
ports after propeller troubles caused calls at
|
Propulsion |
| Calypso (Louis Cruise Lines) | A "Mayday" was sent out saying the
39-year-old ship had ship was on fire, 15 miles off
|
Fire |
| Mercury (Celebrity Cruises) | From a passenger: On the 4/28-5/8 2006
sailing from San Diego to Mex. Rivera the ship missed Mazatlan due to a
partial
breakdown of main bearings in one of the propeller shafts. Went
from Cabo
San Lucas to
|
Propulsion |
| Rhapsody of the Seas (RCI | A passenger reports that about
|
List |
| Zuiderdam (
|
The ship lost all power and
was adrift for about an hour
(midnight to 1 AM) while between
|
Power loss |
| Seabourn Pride (Seabourn Cruises) | The transatlantic cruise ending today in
|
Fire? |
| Sensation (Carnival Cruise Lines) | Coast Guard inspectors detained the ship at Port
Canaveral until the captain and crew could fix violations related to
the ship's
fire-control systems. The ship was supposed to set sail at
|
Safety |
| Star Princess (Princess Cruises) |
At approximately
|
Fire |
| Carnival
|
There was a complete power failure that lasted
approximately 1 hours (
|
Power Loss |
| Carnival Destiny (Carnival Cruise Lines) | According to a message at Cruise
Critic,
the ship was supposed to dock at 7 AM today in San Juan but was slowed
because
of a propulsion problem (a propeller had been damaged). It
finally
docked at
|
Propulsion |
| Pacific Sky (P&O Australia) | Five hours after leaving
|
Mechanical |
| Vision of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | The cruise beginning February 19th will be
delayed a day and
|
Propulsion |
| Grand Princess (Princess Cruises) | Two
hours after leaving
|
List |
| Monarch of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | At least 10 suites on deck 10 were flooded from a broken pool pipe -- carpet had to be replaced in rooms and in hallway; passengers given $150 each onboard credit. According to a passenger: "Huge mess! ... Loud air movers blowing all weekend. Some very pissed off passengers." According to another passenger: "the pool pipe emptied into the 3rd floor Claude's Dinning Room about 10 feet from our table and we were chased out of the dinning hall and had only JUST finished dinner. The people who had water in their cabins said they were moved from that cabin to another, then again and not back to the original cabin. For being flooded out of our dining room we received a plate of frozen "candies" and an apology letter." | Broken pipe |
| Norwegian Spirit (Norwegian Cruise Line) | Both WABC and WCBS reported that passengers returning from a southern Caribbean cruise complained about heavy seas and a series of high waves -- some as high as 50 feet -- during the leg from Tortola to New York. Several windows were smashed and 11 cabins were flooded. Passengers had to be relocated and those in cabins most effected were offered a free cruise in the future, if they want it. Here is a QuickTime video (9 MB, so slow to load) of the seas taken an hour before waves broke through that cabin's window. | Storm damage |
| Queen Mary 2 (Cunard Line) | The ship returned to
|
Propulsion |
| 2005 (37 Incidents) |
||
| Funchal (Classic International Cruises) | The ship has
been stuck in Safaga (
|
Mechanical |
| Norwegian Star (Norwegian Cruise Line) | The itinerary for Mexican Riviera cruises have been revised because of damaged forward thrust bearings of the ship's azipod propulsion system. The old itinerary included port calls to Acapulco (13.5 hours), Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa (7 hours), Puerto Vallarta (8 hours), and Cabo San Lucas (8 hours; now it is Manzanillo (8 hours), Puerto Vallarta (11 hours), Mazatlan (10 hours), and Cabo San Lucas (7 hours). These changes will continue until the ship enters drydock four months from now. | Propulsion |
| Sun Princess (Princess Cruises) | A power outage while docked at St. Thomas, USVI, left passengers mostly in the dark for more than 2 hours in the evening. Backup generators provided limited power. Power was restored and the ship left port two hours later than scheduled. | Power loss |
| Salam 95 | This Egyptian
cruise ship carrying 1300 Muslim
pilgrims collided with a Cypriot cargo ship at the southern entrance of
the
|
Collision |
| Norwegian Dream (Norwegian Cruise Line) | The ship is expected to arrrive 5 hours late from its current cruise because of mechanical problems. There are reports that itinerary changes will be made and continue until repairs are made. | Mechanical |
| Oltenita (
|
A fire broke
out on the river cruise ship while
on the
|
Fire |
| Grand Princess (Princess Cruises) | Reportedly
suffered engine
problems while sailing in the
|
Propulsion |
| Empress of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | The ship
experienced engine problems en route to
|
Mechanical |
| Costa Classica (Costa Cruises) | Escorted back
to Athen's main harbour after a
fire broke out as it sailed through the western
|
Fire |
| Norwegian Jewel (Norwegian Cruise Line) | There are
reports the ship lost power as a
result of problems with the port-side azipod on Monday while leaving
|
Power loss |
| Pride of
|
From a
passenger: We sailed on the
Pride of America on 7/23/05, and experienced "engine problems" that
caused late arrival into Hilo by 4 hours and to leave Kauai early on
the last
day by 4 hours. This has been an on going policy of NCL since
that time
... No evening sailing past Mt.Kilauea and leaving
|
Propulsion |
|
|
Posted at Cruise Critic: Yesterday in St. Maarten we had some kind of power loss on the ship. When we embarked from St. Maarten none of the elevators were working. Capt announced the engineers were working on fixing the problem. I have an aft balcony and can watch the wake as we leave - as we were leaving the engines did not sound right. Then the capt announces that we would be leaving the harbor and doing some manuevers (360's) so the engineers can make sure everything was online. All nite it seemed we not were sailing as fast as we had been. Sure enough - today they announced that there were engine problems and we would NOT be stopping at Princess Cay. | Power loss |
| Explorer of the Seas (RCI) | Posted at Cruise Critic: After we left Miami on Sunday, at about 10pm, we felt a loud noise, like an explosion, and. the ship tilted to one side ... It went like that for about 10 minutes, I was in the Aquarium Bar , and the water from the aquarium started coming out from the top of the aquarium in the side that we were leaning to. Anything that was not tied down fell on the floor, including many bottles and stuff in the gift shop. We asked around but the answers we got made no sense. Scary, scary, scary. The incident appears to have been caused by a stabilizer being retracted at a faster than normal rate. | Mechanical? |
| Carnival Legend (Carnival Cruise Line) | FROM A PASSENGER: Around 10PM we looked out of our balcony, on the starboard side on deck 7, and saw heavy, heavy smoke coming from the lower levels towards the front of the ship. Although I did never actually see flames, there were extremely bright flickering lights coming from the same place. Within minutes, there was an announcement for everyone to proceed to the upper, open decks. The late show had to be evacuated ... and people who's room was in that area said their rooms and hallways were filled with thick white smoke. The Cruise Director announced "there was a problem in the engine room and that something had overheated". Later it was an "oily substance". All I can tell you for sure was that it was heavy smoke. People had their life jackets on, very unsettling. This lasted over an hour. No real explanation and of course no compensation. | Fire? |
| Norwegian Star (Norwegian Cruise Line) | Apparently
because of propulsion problems this
"Glacier Bay Cruise" skipped
|
Propulsion |
| Norwegian Dream (Norwegian Cruise Line) | Engine
problems continue with the ship (see July
4) though an additional "technical issue with one of the engines"
caused the current cruise to end 6 hours late (many pax missed flights,
had to
stay overnight, and scramble for flights on Friday). Returning
passengers
told of limping into
|
Mechanical |
| Grandeur of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | The ship
developed engine problems and returned
to
|
Propulsion |
| Norwegian Spirit (Norwegian Cruise Line) | A passenger
reports the ship collided with the
pier as it docked at
|
Collision |
| Carnival Legend (Carnival Cruise Lines) | From a
passenger just back: Just out of
|
List |
| Norwegian Dawn (Norwegian Cruise Line) | The ship was
re-routed after Great Stirrup Cay
due to engine problems -- it is running on only one azipod prop.
The
|
Propulsion |
| Carnival Spirit (CCL) | Passengers
were told at
|
Propulsion |
| Carnival Destiny (Carnival Cruise Lines) | The ship lost
power and propulsion at
|
Propulsion Adrift |
|
|
In order to
replace a radial-bearing unit that
is showing premature wear in the ship's starboard propulsion system,
the May 27
cruise is being shortened by one day (meaning the stop in
|
Propulsion |
| Thomson Celebration (Thomson Cruises) | Cruise
canceled and 600 passengers flown home
after the plumbing in 250 cabins failed. The 21-year-old ship left
|
Plumbing |
| Norwegian Majesty (Norwegian Cruise Line) | As the ship moored at St. George's, Bermuda, it knocked into three yachts moored in Powder Hall anchorage and almost sucked one yacht under – as its passengers screamed for help on the radio. There were no known injuries, but the ship's propeller appears to have been damages. See Royal Gazette. | Collision |
| Grandeur of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | The ship
struck the pier in Costa Maya,
|
Collision |
| Norwegian Dawn (Norwegian Cruise Line) | The ship was
struck by a 70 foot wave enroute
from the
|
Storm damaged |
| Maasdam (
|
From a
passenger onboard: Start of the cruise
was delayed after the ship arrived 8 hours late into Norfolk, VA on
April 10th
-- it had engine problems and encountered heavy weather. The
current
cruise will skip Half Moon Cay to make up time, and because of engine
problems
also skipped
|
Mechanical |
| River Duchess (Uniworld) | The ship
crashed into a dockside restaurant in
|
Collision |
| Sapphire Princess (P&O Australia/ Princess Cruises) |
The ship is "limping" to
|
Mechanical |
| Pacific Sky (P&O Australia) |
The ship was forced to abort
a cruise 6 days
into a 12 day
cruise because of mechanical problems with the ship's starboard
gearbox.
Passengers were offloaded in
|
Mechanical |
| Grand Voyager (Iberojet Cruises) | The ship
sailed through a storm with 15 metre
seas and gale force 11 winds while some 60 miles off
|
Storm Power loss |
| Infinity (Celebrity Cruises) | From a passenger: There was a fire in stateroom 7067 that gutted the place – scary for a fire at sea. | Fire |
| M/V Explorer (Semester at Sea) | The
Explorer (former
Olympia Explorer) lost power in three of its four engines when a
50-foot wave
broke bridge windows, damaged controls and injured two crew
members. The
ship was 650 miles south of
|
Power loss |
| Seven Seas Navigator (Radisson Seven Seas Cruises) | A small
electrical fire broke out in the
generator room at about
|
Fire |
| Aurora (P&O Cruises) | Since limping
back to port on Sunday at the end
of the previous cruise the ship has remained in
|
Mechanical |
| QEII (Cunard Line) | According to passengers aboard QE2, the liner lost power in the early hours of New Year's Day while on her Christmas Cruise. Without power there is no propulsion, ventilation, lighting or water. Apparently, the ship drifted in this state for about an hour before power was restored. | Power loss |
| 2004 (19 Incidents) |
||
| Pacific Sky (P&O Australia) | The ship turned back to
|
Mechanical |
| Enchantment of the Seas (RCI) | While docked at
|
Power loss Collision |
|
|
The ship lost engine power
and collided with some pilings along the
|
Collision |
| Pacific Sky (P&O Australia) | The ship was taking on passengers when the
engines' water intake became clogged with jellyfish and the engines
automatically shut down. The ship was waiting for delivery of 60
tons of
water before the engines could be restarted. It was expected to
depart
from
|
Mechanical |
|
|
Ambulances greeted the ship in
|
Storm Injuries |
| Van Gogh (Travelscope) | The 500 passenger ship collided with an oil
tanker in foggy conditions off the southern coast of
|
Collision |
| Viking Europe (Viking River Cruises) | The river cruise ship (135 passengers; 39 crew)
hit a bridge in
|
Collision |
| Carnival Destiny (Carnival Cruise Line) | A passenger reported that "the ship broke down while cruising from St.Thomas to Dominica. We were delayed 3.5 hours. Also, while docked at St.Thomas there was a fire in one of trash incinerators. Passengers were delayed 45 minutes to board. There was no cause given as to why the fire started." | Power loss Fire |
| Caronia (P&O Cruises) | A passenger reported the ship "suffered a total power failure following a leak from a swimming pool that took out the main electric board. Drifted for approximately 2 hours before partial power restored. Incident caused delay resulting in revised itinerary. No reports of injury (well none mentioned to passengers)." | Power loss |
| Diamond Princess (Princess Cruises) | High winds pushed the ship into a pier at Victoria, BC, when it tried to dock. "You could hear the scraping and crunching," said one witness. The ship aborted the docking operation until winds subsided. Damage was minor, except for bent propeller blade tips, which caused altered itineraries and missed ports subsequently. | Collision |
| Sun Cruz V (Sun Cruz Casino Boat) | An engine room fire was extinguished and no one was injured after the ship caught fire with 160 passengers onboard (560 capacity) when it was 3 miles (30 minutes) south of Port Everglades. It was towed back to Port Everglades two hours later. | Fire |
| American Glory (American Cruise Lines) | The ship destroyed a 40 foot section of the Downtown Marina dock in Beaufort, SC (and damaged two yachts) when a strong current and tide combination forced the stern into the pier. One of the cruise ship's doors was damaged and two windows shattered | Collision |
| Norwegian Crown (Norwegian Cruise Line) | Fuel fumes filled 50 cabins as a result of a hole in a ventilation duct in the air conditioning system, and there were reportedly power outages. Passengers were promised full refunds by the Captain onboard, but news reports indicate the company reneged. | Power loss |
| Black Prince (Fred Olsen Cruises) | Enroute to her first journey after engine repairs, the ship broke down just off Southampton docks. 412 passengers waiting to take a mini-cruise to Ireland and the Channel Islands had to wait until evening for the ship's arrival, which had been left without power. | Power loss |
| Diamond Princess (Princess Cruises) | The ship was 5 hours late in its return to
|
Power loss |
| Norwegian Star (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
Because of damage to the forward thrust bearing in the ship's Azipod system, stops at Fanning Island have been cancelled for cruises through April 25. The ship will then enter drydock one week early. |
Propulsion |
| Black Prince (Fred Olsen Cruise Line) | One of the ship's two main engines broke down on its transatlantic crossing. The March 11th cruise ended on March 29, and the following cruise is also cancelled. The ship will re-enter service April 27. | Propulsion |
| Stena Nautica (Stena Line) | The passenger ferry collided with a cargo ship (the Jamaican registered Joanna) en route from Denmark to Varberg in Sweden. 91 passengers and 37 crew were evacuated to another ship in the area at the time. The collision caused an 11-metre hole in the ship's hull. | Collision |
| Majesty of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | Passengers were directed to stay at their muster stations for 24 minutes when a galley fire broke out at 5 AM in the Windjammer Cafe. The fire was extinguished in 21 minutes and there were no injuries. The ship will continue on its itinerary, but the Windjammer Cafe will be closed. | Fire |
| 2003 (17 Incidents) | ||
| Royal Princess (Princess Cruises) | A passenger report indicates that the ship collided with the pier when it was docking, causing an 8 foot rent in the bow of the vessel and delaying its departure until repairs were completed. Mykonos was skipped as a result; Rhodes was missed earlier in the cruise because of sea conditions. | Collision |
| Opera (Silja Line) | The Silja Opera, a cruise ship sailing under a Swedish flag, collided with a Yermak icebreaker stationed at the exit of a St. Petersburg port on Wednesday. The Silja Opera's lifeboats were damaged but the ship remained capable of traveling. | Collision |
| Sundream (Sun Cruises) |
As the ship was being guided into the dock at La Gomera, it collided with the pier. It required repairs at Tenerife and returned early to Southampton. The following cruise was also shortened (to accommodate time needed for repairs). | Collision |
| Opera (Silja Line) | Collided with several ships and a crane at St. Petersberg. Damage not sufficient to delay itinerary. | Collision |
| Melody (MSC) | Ship ran into the pier at Kusadasi harbour. Ship had to wait several days for repairs to be completed. | Collision |
| Norwegian Crown (NCL) | Sustained damage to the port side propeller when
it came into contact with a fishing net while sailing from
|
Propulsion |
| Brilliance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | While cruising between
|
Strom/List |
| Norway (Norwegian Cruise Line) | A boiler room explosion killed eight crew members and injured a dozen others. No passengers were injured. The ship had arrived at the Port of Miami around 5 a.m. The fire began at 6:30; it was caused by a steam leak. | Explosion |
| Pacific Sky (P&O Australia) | The ship had to turn back to Auckland on an 11 day cruise to Fiji that began March 12. The ship took on 17 tonnes of water after it sprang a leak through cracked and corroded plating on the side of the 19-year-old ship. Cracks in the same area had reportedly been repaired prior to the ship's departure from Aukland. Cruise cancelled. Associated Press reported that the ship has been impounded because safety inspectors found serious rust in its hull | Cracked hull |
| Ryndam (Holland America Line) | "The ship listed to the port side around 6:30 PM and caused injuries to passengers and crew. Furniture went flying, dishes broke, glasses destroyed. The pool emptied down the elevator shafts, and put elevators on the port sode out of commission for four days. They explained the incident as a mechanical failure from going from manual to automatic pilot." -- Passenger account | List |
|
Carnival Conquest (CCL) |
The USCG plans to board the ship to investigate
a sharp roll that sent passengers running for life vests, and glass
crashing to
decks. Many passengers believe the ship tilted abruptly from one side
to the
other early on the morning to avoid colliding with another vessel.
Seven
passengers reported to a newspaper in
|
List |
| Star Flyer (Star Clippers) | Ship sustained minimal damage and a small
section of the wharf collapsed at Port Klang,
|
Collision |
| Radiance of the Seas (RCIl) | Ship struck by strong winds as it crossed a squall line and briefly went into a seven degree list (tilt). No injuries. | List |
| Marco Polo (Orient Lines) | After being pushed by wind on to shallow waters
while in the
|
Cracked hull |
| Explorer of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | A cleaning crew discovered a minor fire at the aft end of Deck 13. The fire was extinguished 13 minutes later, causing damage to the inline skating facility and the top of the waterslide on Deck 12. Those facilities will be closed for repair. | Fire |
| Stena Europe (Stena Line) | The Irish Coast Guard was called to assist when the ferry Stena Europe lost all power with 155 passengers and 65 crew aboard. The ship was adrift for three hours in winds of 35-45 knots. | Power loss Adrift |
| Wind Spirit (Windstar Cruises) | Reported on "Cruise Critic" by a passenger that the ship experienced engine problems and generator problems that left it adrift for a night and part of a day. The ship made it back to Torotola and underwent necessary repairs. | Power loss Adrift |
| 2002 (11 Incidents) | ||
| Olivia (Ukrainian- registered) |
With 650 passengers onboard, the ship was
detained for a full day by the New Zealand Marine Safety Authority.
Safety inspectors found problems with an emergency pump and with
equipment that separates oil from water in the ship's bilges. A
full
audit will be undertaken when the ship arrives in
|
Safety |
| Brilliance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | A propulsion problem required shutdown of the
complete propulsion system at sea while technicians worked to repair it
and as
a result the stop at
|
Propulsion |
| Radiance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
USCG reports the ship experienced a three-minute
power outage disabling the ship's steering and propulsion capability
while in
|
Power loss Adrift |
| Ryndam (
|
A generator stopped running while the ship was
in the
|
Power loss Adrift |
| Statendam (
|
Five tug boats called to tow the ship back to
|
Fire |
|
QE II (Cunard Line) |
A large sea water leak was discovered in the aft engine room, caused by the perforation (by corrosion) of a sea water inlet pipe. The leak was stopped after several efforts (over 36 hours), but not before several hundred tones of sea water had to be pumped overboard so that workers could get at the leaking pipe in the engine room (which was submerged by water from the leak). | Safety |
| Princess of
|
Cruise ferry with 758 pax and 126 crew has engine fire which spread to funnel. Fire extinguished after several hours. Plans for evacuation of ship canceled | Fire |
| Carnival Spirit | Cruise cut short due to air conditioning problems -- 12 day cruise shortened to 9 days. | Misc |
| Disney Magic | Smoke stack fire; extinguished within an
hour. Passengers were awakened at
|
Fire |
| Oriana (P&O Cruises) | While crossing the North Pacific an auxiliary
engine failed, causing the other three engines to stop. Ship
drifted for
two hours and proceeded at reduced speed after it was restored.
Arrived
in
|
Propulsion |
| Walrus ( |
Collides with the Chinese cargo ship Wangtong 87, setting fire to the latter's wheelhouse. The captain of the cargo ship remained missing. The Walrus undamaged and returned to service. Foggy conditions. | Collision |
| 2001 (12 Incidents) | ||
| Asuka | Collision with cargo
ship off coast of
|
Collision |
| Arkona | Runs into dock after engine room fire causes loss of power – pax flown home | Fire |
| Sheltered Seas | Engine problems – passengers evacuated | Propulsion |
| Caledonian Star | Damaged by rogue wave – escorted to port by Argentinean Navy | Rogue wave |
|
|
Hit by rogue wave –
wheelhouse windows break and water enters bridge; detour to
|
Rogue wave |
| Nordic Prince (RCI) | Engine room fire, loss of power. Passenger flown home from Bernuda. | Fire |
| Radiance of the Seas (RCI) | Hit heavy seas – balcony cabins, Seaview and Windjammer cafes flooded | Storm |
| Pacific Sky (P&O Australia) |
Hits major storm – cuts and
bruises – docks 36 hours late
|
Storm |
| Crown Princess (Princess Cruises) |
Mechanical breakdown.
Towed to
|
Propulsion |
|
|
Cruise cancelled because of safety violations – 106 leaks in fire sprinkler system | Safety |
| Norwegian Sky (NCL) | Autopilot malfunction causes roll – more than 70 injured, 16 hospitalized | List |
| Royal Princess (Princess Cruises) | Broke loose from mooring at
|
Collision |
| 2000 (9 Incidents) | ||
| Ocean Explorer | Engine failure; world cruise ended | Propulsion |
| Sundream (Sun Cruises) | Failing generators; no a/c and limited power for 2 days | Power loss |
| Grandeur of the Seas (RCI) | Loss of electrical power. Towed to port – 12 hours delayed | Power loss |
| Aurora (P&O) | Hit by 40 foot wave – smashed windows in 6 cabins; 20 cabins flooded. 6 injured. Delayed. | Rogue wave |
| Oriana (P&O) | 18 hours into maiden voyage - problem with over
heated propeller shaft; cruise cancelled |
Propulsion |
| Island Breeze (Premier) | Collision w/ tugboat -- damaged propeller; Tug sinks. 2 cruises cancelled | Collision |
| Nieuw Amsterdam (HAL) | Fire in crew quarters
while in
|
Fire |
| Carnival Destiny | Propulsion problems – Adrift for 27 hours | Collision |
| Celebration (Carnival) | Fire in generator -- Adrift for 6 hrs until power restored. No toilets or air conditioning | Fire |
| 1999 (6 Incidents) | ||
| Norwegian Dream (NCL) | Collision with cargo
ship in
|
Collision |
|
Tropicale
|
Engine fire – Disabled. Arrives in port 2 days late – Cancels next 6 cruises. | Fire |
| SunCruz Casino Ship | Engine room fire before it left port – Evacuated | Fire |
|
|
Fire in turbocharger
room while in
|
Fire |
| Sun
|
Fire in engine room –
Sinks off
|
Fire |
| Enchantment of the Seas (RCCL) | Engine fire/failure
60 miles from
|
Fire |
| 1998 (2 Incidents) | ||
| Rhapsody of the Seas (RCI) |
Hits pier in
|
Collision |
| Ecstasy (Carnival) | Fire in laundry room
while leaving
|
Fire |
| 1997 (4 Incidents) | ||
|
Island Princess (Princess) |
Collision with
unmarked obstruction at
|
Collision |
| Romantica (New
|
Fire 10 mi off
|
Fire |
| Vistafjord (Cunard) |
February: Fire while in Straits of Magellan - disabled for two days. Possible arson April: Fire in ship’s laundry room – 1 crew member dies. Cruise cancelled after reaching |
Fire |
| Fair Princess (P&O) | Fire in casino - passengers called to muster stations - fire contained. Continues with cruise | Fire |
| 1996 (5 Incidents) | ||
| Statendam (
|
Near miss with barge
carrying 80,000 litres of propane and pallets of dynamite in the
Discovery
Passage,
|
Near Collision |
| Universe Explorer (Commodore) | Laundry room fire – 5 seamen killed, 67 crew and 6 passengers injured | Grounded Fire |
| Golden Princess (Princess) | Fire in engine room –
Towed to
|
Fire |
| Discovery I (Discovery) | Fire in engine room –
Towed back to
|
Fire |
| Sagafjord (Cunard) | Fire – Stranded off
coast of
|
Fire |
| 1995 (2 Incidents) |
||
|
Regent Star
(Regency)
|
Engine room fire
while in
|
Fire |
| Celebration (Carnival) | Engine room fire when
370 miles south of
|
Fire |
| 1994 (3 Incidents) | ||
| Achille Lauro (Starlauro) | Fire and sunk in
|
Fire |
| Regal Empress (International Shipping) |
Fire when
30 min from NYC – Evacuated.
|
Fire |
| Pallas Athena (Epirotiki) | Fire while berthed in
|
Fire |
| 1993 (1 Incidents) | ||
| Noordam (
|
Collision with
freighter in the
|
Collision |
| 1992 (3 Incidents) | ||
| Royal Pacific | Sinks in a collision with fishing vessel – 2 dead and 30 - 100 missing | Collision |
| Europa (Hapag Lloyd) | Collision with
freighter 180 miles off
|
Collision |
| Starship Majestic | Fire – Evacuated | Fire |
| 1991 (4 Incidents) | ||
|
|
2 ships collide in
strong winds at
|
Collision |
|
Pegasus
|
Fire while berthed in
|
Fire |
| Eurosun (
|
Fire while off
|
Fire |
| Sovereign of the Seas (RCCL) | Fire in lounge while in port at San Juan – Evacuated. Cruise resumed. | Fire |
| 1990 (6 Incidents) | ||
|
|
Struck while moored by container ship in LA harbour | Collision |
| Crystal Harmony (
|
Temporarily disabled from fire in auxiliary engine room – Drifted for 16 hours. Evacuated at port | Fire |
| Regent Star (Regency) | Fire and grounded
while approaching
|
Fire |
| Regent Star (Regency) | Fire - put under control. Possible arson. | Fire |
| Scandinavian Star (Int’l Shipping) | Fire while in
|
Fire |
| Fairstar (Sitmar) | Engine room fire – Not disabled – 1 crew member dies | Fire |